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The second line is a tradition in parades organized by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs (SAPCs) with brass band parades in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The "main line" or "first line" is the main section of the parade, or the members of the SAPC with the parading permit as well as the brass band.
Always for Pleasure is a 1978 documentary film by Les Blank about social traditions in New Orleans, Louisiana.. The film has footage of musical events, Mardi Gras Indians, a "jazz funeral" with traditional music, various second-line parades and cooking and eating of red beans and rice and a crawfish boil.
Bourbon Street Parade" is a popular jazz song written by drummer Paul Barbarin in 1949. The song is an example of how early marching bands influenced New Orleans jazz. It has become a Dixieland classic and New Orleans Jazz standard. [1] It is often performed as part of "Second line" parades in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Deadly shootings at a signature New Orleans cultural event — a neighborhood “second-line” parade — left authorities pleading with witnesses to come forward with information or cell phone video while seeking to reassure the public that the weekend bloodshed was an aberration in a city where violent crime has been going down.
Two people were killed and 11 others were hurt in two shootings that erupted 45 minutes apart near a second line parade in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Ten were shot in the ...
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Krewe members are assessed fees in order to pay for the parade or ball. Fees can range from thousands of dollars a year per person for the most elaborate parades, to as little as $20 a year for smaller clubs. Criteria for krewe membership varies similarly, ranging from exclusive organizations largely limited to relatives of previous members to ...
U.S. President Donald Trump throws a pen after he signed executive orders on the inauguration day of Trump's second Presidential term, inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025.