Parade Updates
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Muses Announces 2026 Cup Winner
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The Krewe of Muses is thrilled to announce this year’s cup design winner: Tallulah Michalopoulos, a 17-year-old senior at The Willow High School. Tallulah’s stunning design, created with felt-tipped pen and watercolor paints on paper, captures the essence of what makes the muses so captivating. The Artist’s Vision When asked about her inspiration, Tallulah shared…
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aMUSEment TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
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Muses, it’s almost Party Time!! We are excited to announce this year’s talent. We are keeping it HOMEGROWN with a New Orleans Mashup, presenting Flow Tribe ft. DJ Jess, Mia X, Partners N Crime, Flagboy Giz, Dawn Richard, Choppa Style, Maggie Koerner, and DJ Jubilee. The aMUSEment will be immediately following the parade on Thursday, February…
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2026 Honorary Muse Soledad O’Brien
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photo by: Joriann Maye-Keegan We are pleased to announce that award-winning journalist and producer, Soledad O’Brien, will reign as the 2026 Honorary Muse. She will be accompanied by her two daughters. “New Orleans is a city that has brought me and the world so much joy and this esteemed honor gives me a chance to…
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Muses Honors Cultural Bearers
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This year we are honored to have an inspiring group of women riding with us. These women are the heroines of our community. They are Muses to the Muses. They are our Culture Bearers. Givonna Joseph Founder and Artistic Director of the award-winning OperaCréole. Ms. Joseph is committed to the culture of New Orleans, the…
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2025 Honorary Muse Rutina Wesley
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The Krewe of Muses announced that award-winning actress Rutina Wesley will serve as the 2025 Honorary Muse when the popular all-female Carnival parade rolls through the Uptown New Orleans route on February 27. Known for her dynamic performances across television, film, and theater including “Last of Us” and “Queen Sugar,” Wesley will join the Krewe…
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NOCCA Art Student Wins Krewe of Muses 2025 Cup Contest
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12th Grader Piper Schaumburg’s Design to Adorn 100,000 Cups to be Thrown from Floats in the Iconic All-Female Carnival Krewe The Krewe of Muses announced the winner of the 2025 cup contest today. Piper Schaumburg, a 12th-grade art student at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), designed the signature cup that will be thrown…
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2024 Honorary Muse Margaret Orr
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Nationally recognized and locally adored WDSU Chief Meteorologist Margaret Orr will serve as the Honorary Muse for the 2024 Krewe of Muses parade, krewe captain Staci Rosenberg announced. Margaret Orr will be riding as Honorary Muse in the krewe’s iconic 17-foot tall fiber optic shoe float on “tHERsday” evening, February 8, 2024. “When we want to know the upcoming parade weather,…
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2023 Honorary Muse Irma Thomas
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Irma Thomas the “Soul Queen of New Orleans” is most deserving of leading the Muses. She embodies the attributes and spirit of the nine muses, she is our own Euterpe, the Muse of Music. Krewe of Muses Captain, Staci Rosenberg Krewe of Muses Captain Staci Rosenberg announced today that Grammy Award-winning, legendary blues and gospel…
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2022 Honorary Muse Swin Cash
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Swin Cash is most deserving of leading the Muses. Balancing extraordinary leadership with activist passions, she embodies the attributes and spirit of the nine muses. Krewe of Muses Captain, Staci Rosenberg We are excited to announce that NBA Executive, Gold Medal Olympian, WNBA Champion and All-Star, NCAA Champion and All-American, Activist and Philanthropist, Swin Cash will serve as…
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2020 Honorary Muse Jennifer Coolidge
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“Jennifer Coolidge is most deserving of leading the Muses. We’ve spent 20 years trying to make the people of New Orleans laugh and earned a reputation for our wit and humor… So we celebrate our 20 years of sisterhood by honoring a New Orleans sister who makes the world laugh.” Krewe of Muses Captain Staci…