PARADE RULES (FLOAT RIDERS)
1. Float riders are required to be in full
mask and costume during the entire parade.
2. Riders should not move from their
assigned positions except in case of an
emergency. Riders found riding on the very
top of their float will be removed from the
parade by the police.
3. Unless you’re the King/Queen returning a
toast, drinking should be held to a minimum
on the floats, both before and during the
parade.
4. Both the floats and your costume are made
of flammable materials as a safety
precaution Please DO NOT Smoke while on
board.
5. Try to disregard abuses, verbal or
otherwise from the crowd.
6. Do your throwing when the parade is in
progress. Throwing in the formation and
disbanding areas is forbidden.
7. Avoid throwing directly in front and back
of the floats, aim at the back of the crowd.
Do not throw to those near the bands, drill
teams or horses. Throwing of obscene fruits,
vegetables or seafood is prohibited.
8. Riders should not add nails or other
sharp objects to the float to hold throws.
Do not throw objects which could harm the
people below you.
9. Glass containers of any type are not
allowed in the floats.
10. Float riders are not allowed to wear
obscene articles of any type.
11. Your permit does not allow you to throw
boxes or plastic bags from the floats. All
trash is to be removed from the floats prior
to the parade or in the disbanding area.
12. No trash is to be thrown on the streets
at the formation area. A trash truck will be
at the formation site and a glider dumpster
will be at the disbanding area.
13. Car pool as much as possible – vehicles
in the formation area will be kept to a
minimum.
14. Float riders must be on your float one
(1) hour prior to the start of the parade.
15. No cars will be allowed in the loading
area.
16. Remember, no throwing is allowed until
your float reaches the corner of Bayou
Gardens Blvd. and West Park.
17. Profane music will not be allowed, first
offense – summons, second offense – arrest.
The Houma Police Department in trying to
keep this a safe Mardi Gras season ask for
the following rules to be followed by parade
viewers:
- Parade viewers shall stay on the
proper side of barricades, and when
there are no barricades please stay at a
safe distance from floats and parade
marchers. We also ask parade viewers not
to put their arms, hands, or legs
through the barricades. Also no standing
or sitting on the barricades.
- There shall be no silly string
allowed within 300 feet of any parade
route within the parish on any day a
parade is scheduled.
- In order to provide safe viewing of
parades it shall be unlawful for any
person to hold a child or adult over the
age of six (6) years in his arms or on
his back or shoulders within ten (10)
feet of a carnival float or other parade
viewers.
- It is unlawful for any person to
intentionally damage a parade float.
- Anyone caught throwing objects at
float riders will be charged and
arrested for battery.
- It shall be unlawful for any person
who is not a member of a carnival
organization or a contracted participant
to follow a float or band during the
course of the parade.
- It shall be unlawful for any person
to use or possess any type of glass
container within a distance of five
hundred (500) feet of a carnival parade
route, Two (2) hours prior, during, and
one (1) hour following a carnival
parade.
- Loud profane music will not be
tolerated by police officers. 1st
offense summons 2nd arrest.
We ask people to travel and walk in groups
for safety. Also please don’t leave any
valuables in vehicles, and if anyone sees
anybody driving while intoxicated your asked
to call Houma Police at 873-6373.
For more information, contact:
Lt. Todd Duplantis
Houma Police Department
Public Information Officer
(985) 873-6308
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§2796. Limitation of liability for loss
connected with Mardi Gras parades and festivities; fair and festival parades
A. Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, no person shall have a cause of action against any krewe or
organization, any group traditionally referred to as Courir de Mardi Gras,
or any member thereof, which presents Mardi Gras parades, including
traditional rural Mardi Gras parades, processions, or runs in which
participants ride on horseback, march, walk, or ride on horse-drawn or
motordrawn floats, or wheeled beds, or other parades, whether held on a
public or private street or waterway, or in a building or other structure,
or any combination thereof, connected with pre-Lenten festivities or the
Holiday in Dixie Parade, or against any nonprofit organization chartered
under the laws of this state, or any member thereof, which sponsors fairs or
festivals that present parades or courirs, for any loss or damage caused by
any member thereof, during or in conjunction with or related to the parades
or courirs presented by such krewe or organization, unless said loss or
damage was caused by the deliberate and wanton act or gross negligence of
the krewe or organization, or any member thereof as the case may be, or
unless said member was operating a motor vehicle within the parade or
festival and was a compensated employee of the krewe, organization, or
courir. The provisions of this Section shall not be intended to limit the
liability of a compensated employee of such krewe or organization for his
individual acts of negligence.
B. Any person who is attending or
participating in one of the organized parades of floats or persons listed in
Subsection A of this Section, when the parade begins and ends between the
hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight of the same day, assumes the risk of
being struck by any missile whatsoever which has been traditionally thrown,
tossed, or hurled by members of the krewe or organization in such parades
held prior to the effective date of this Section. The items shall include
but are not limited to beads, cups, coconuts, and doubloons unless said loss
or damage was caused by the deliberate and wanton act or gross negligence of
said krewe or organization.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 361, §1; Acts 1987,
No. 392, §1; Acts 1988, No. 877, §1; Acts 1997, No. 397, §1, eff. Jan. 1,
1998; Acts 1999, No. 1264, §1; Acts 2001, No. 504, §1.
Click on the link to see more information:
LA R.S. 9:2796
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Safety Guidelines for Spectators |
- Open containers of glass or metal
are not permitted on the street
- Please stand behind all barricades.
These barricades have been placed along the parade route for the
spectator’s protection.
- Do not throw anything at the float
riders
- Obey all laws pertaining to
indecent exposure
- Do not run alongside float for
throws. It could be easy to push or fall in front of, or under, the
float. A float can present life-threatening danger to someone that does
not respect such a large, moving object.
- Respect the directions of the band
and marching unit chaperones. These are large units trying to play for
the benefit of the crowds, so please make room for them to perform.
- Respect the wishes of the police.
They are only trying to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all Mardi
Gras spectators.
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