Last Saturday (February 25), the Krewe du Vieux kicked of Mardi Gras 2014 in grand debaucherous fashion, ushering King John Barry and Royal Consort Dawn DeDeaux through the Bywater, Marigny and French Quarter under its “Where the Vile Things Are” banner. OffBeat photographer Kim Welsh was on hand for the seditious spectacle and snapped these sassy shots… Dig in!
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, LA, February 22, 2014
All photos courtesy Kim Welsh. For more photos from the New Orleans music scene, check out and follow OffBeat’s Flickr stream here.
