Krewe du Vieux made its way through the below-freezing French Quarter last Saturday, with each float featuring a common theme: a satirical protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Founded in 1987, Krewe du Vieux is a raunchy and often provocative walking parade with handmade and personalized throws. This year, the parade featured 17 sub-krewes.
From Comatose’s “ICE Gets Creamed” float, depicting restrained ICE agents splattered by a gaudy ice cream truck, to L.E.W.D.’s “Icecapades” float with a chained Statue of Liberty, political statements about ICE dominated Krewe du Vieux’s march this year…