Show threadHelen TeixeiraFeb 12, 2023

"Trouble usually begins in the crowd, not on the floats. While the party may occur on the parade route, officers should pay attention to the Neutral Ground side of the crowd that's often where the trouble starts."

#MardiGras #NeutralGround #NewOrleans #MardiGras2023 #Carnival

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Found in a porta potty on Napoleon and St. Charles

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Helen TeixeiraFeb 12, 2023

That grassy/ concrete space in the middle of the road is called the median everywhere else in the US except New Orleans where it is called the neutral ground. This is where many people watch parades from during Mardi Gras. And Karens start trying to stake out their territory days beforehand. Here is the origin of that term.

#MardiGras #NeutralGround #NewOrleans #MardiGras2023 #Carnival #Karen

https://advocate-la.newsmemory.com/?publink=190ef7ff4_134aa68

Why do neutral grounds divide N.O. streets?

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