Muses Sweet Sixteen
The Sisters of the Krewe of Muses roll tonight for the 16th time and you can expect one SWEET ride!
Throws of the Year
Muses is known for outstanding throws and 2016 will not disappoint. We have the return of some Muses classics like the light up diamond rings, the shoe bracelet and that reMuseable tote bag, this year in silver and blue. Some of the sweetest new throws for 2016 are the shoe of the year bead featuring a Candie-style mule, a strobe theme medallion on a bead, a candy necklace with a dangling M, popsicles on beads, a lollipop foot pumice, Muses stickers, light up soccer balls, a big puffy flashing Muses shoe, a Kaleidoscope, and macaroon erasers. And the Muses plush is the tastiest ever with a donut, cotton candy, cupcake and even a New Orleans Snoball! Get ready to scream Throw me something sister!
The Muses hold a contest each year for the best cup design submitted by area schools. The winner for 2016 is Darrell Donaldson of New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy. The annual competition is an activity planned by the Muses Community Outreach Committee. New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy received a $1,000 donation towards its art program.
Get ready…Here come the Muses! And happy are they whom the Muses love!
The Krewe of Muses is led by the beautiful lighted butterflies and dancing shoes! These unique artisan puppets always thrill the crowd. And the Big Easy Roller Girls will be passing out a parade bulletin!
- Marching Unit – Big Easy Roller Girls
- Band – St Augustine High School
- Marching Unit – Walking Shoes and Butterflies
Float 1 – The 9 Muses 2015 - The Muses Officers
This signature float hosts the captain and officers of the Krewe of Muses, floating on a glittery cloud, and features the iconic Muses tiles, borrowed from the streets of New Orleans.
- Band - Landry - Walker High School Marching Band
- Flambeaux

Float 2 – Honorary Muse – Solange Knowles
The Honorary Muse 2016 riding in the Muses Shoe
The Muses’ signature 17-foot tall, high-heeled shoe, every inch encrusted in color-changing fiber optic lights, carries the Honorary Muse sister of 2016, Solange Knowles! Solange Knowles, the singer/songwriter, founder of Saint Records and noted creative director, will serve as 2016 Honorary Muse. At the impressive age of 16 Solange released her first studio album. Since then, Solange has graced stages at international festivals such as Glastonbury, Coachella, Bonnaroo, Jazz Fest, Letterman, Fallon and more. Her presence and collaborations among contemporary artists have found her as a past performer for the MoMA Museum Armory show, The New Museum, ICA Boston, Dallas Museum of Art, as well within installations at Art Basel Miami and Switzerland.
In 2013 Solange launched her own record label, Saint Records. Her label is designed to give new and ingenious artists a space to create their music and circulate their art. Solange has also been widely recognized as a fashion icon, and has art directed two footwear collections with Puma to date as well as curatorial projects for Microsoft, alongside artist Mickalene Thomas, and New Orleans' own Prospect 3.
Solange has partnered with the Make it Right Foundation and several other New Orleans non-profit organizations such as Son of a Saint, a mentorship program created by Sonny Lee, for young men who have lost their fathers in the local area. Additionally, her philanthropic work includes working alongside 14 plus, Water for people, and Africa's Out on improving the progression of education, water needs, and Rights for the LGBT community in many countries in Africa.
- Band - Katherine Drexel High School Marching Band
Float 3 – Mt. Olympus Brass Band (Coolbone)
- Band - Lake Area High School
Float 4 – The Bathing Muses 2016
This beloved signature float bubbles its way down the route filled with beautiful bathing Muses.
- Band – Helen Cox
- Horse Unit – Lady Godiva Riding Club
Float 5 – Mardi Gras Indian Queens
This year the Krewe of Muses pays tribute to the Mardi Gras Indian Queens from various tribe in the city including:
- Cherice Harrison-Nelson, Honorary Muse, 2002, Maroon Queen, Guardians of the Flame, Curator and co-founder of Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame
- Cara Harrison Daniels, Guardians of the Flame
- Herreast J. Harrison, Queen Mother Supreme, Guardians of the Flame
- Michele J. Harrison, Guardians of the Flame
- Veronica Henry, Third Queen, Golden Blades
- Malita Thompson Martin, Guardians of the Flame
- Jamilah Y. Peters-Muhammad, Ambassador Queen, Guardians of the Flame
- Roslyn Johnson Smith, Guardians of the Flame
- Big Queen Tonya, Big Queen, Wild Tchoupitoulas
- Denice Smith, Big Queen, Monogram Hunters
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- Band – Edna Karr High School Marching Band
Float 6 – Title Float – Muses Sweet 16
2016 marks the sixteenth parade for the Krewe of Muses and they are celebrating in sweet style. It’s a Sweet 16 that will rival the most outrageous of them! So as the parade rolls we’ll let the candy roll, or as they say down here… laissez les bons bons rouler!
- Band – McMain Senior High School Marching Band
Float 7 – Molly Marines Chapter LA-1, Women Marines Association
- Band – McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band


Float 8 – Atomic Fired Balls
- Band – Martin Luther King Charter School

Float 9 – Confederate Conversation Hearts
- Band – Martin Berhman Middle

Float 10 - Double Bubble
- Band – Walter L. Cohen High School

Float 11 – Whoppers
- Band – George W. Carver High School Marching Band

Float 12 - Blow Pops
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Band – West Jefferson High School

Float 13 – PREZ
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Band – LW Higgins Marching Band

Float 14 – 100 Grand Bar, Bit O' Money & Heavenly Cash
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Band – Kipp NOLA
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Marching Unit – High Steppers and ISL Circus Arts Kids

Float 15 – PolyTix
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Marching Unit – Camel Toe Lady Steppers & Brass Band

Float 16 - Gay Day
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Marching Unit – Pussyfooters

Float 17 - Everlasting GOP-Stoppers
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Marching Unit – Rolling Elvi

Float 18 - Guilty Way
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Marching Unit – Dead Rock Stars

Float 19 - Gummy Heirs
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Marching Unit – NOLA Cherry Bombs

Float 20 - M&M&M&M&M…
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Band – Noisician Coalition

Float 21 - Milk Studs
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Marching Unit – Bearded Oysters

Float 22 - Ms. Goodbar
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Marching Unit - Kolossos Art Bikes

Float 23 – Nerds, Goobers & Smarties
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Band – Ninth Ward Marching Band

Float 23 – Nerds, Goobers & Smarties
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Band – Ninth Ward Marching Band

Float 25 - QuitDat
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Riding Unit – Laissez Boys

Float 26 – Airbeds
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Band – Organ Grinders

Float 27 – Hackel
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Band – BateBunda and the Dance Group

Float 28 - Reefer's & Mary Janes
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Band – Bloco Sereia
Float 29 – Sirens
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Marching Unit – NOLA Zombie Walk