NEW ORLEANS — The annual French Quarter Fest kicked off its festivities Thursday, April 6 with a morning parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Brass bands, festival sponsors and music lovers marched down the iconic street to usher in a new year of celebrating Louisiana’s music scene. Hollywood Soapbox was there to catch the action. Stay tuned for photo galleries from throughout the weekend.
French Quarter Fest kicked off its four-day festival with a parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 6. Photo by John Soltes.
French Quarter Fest kicked off its four-day festival with a parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 6. Photo by John Soltes.
French Quarter Fest kicked off its four-day festival with a parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 6. Photo by John Soltes.
French Quarter Fest kicked off its four-day festival with a parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 6. Photo by John Soltes.
French Quarter Fest kicked off its four-day festival with a parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 6. Photo by John Soltes.
French Quarter Fest kicked off its four-day festival with a parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 6. Photo by John Soltes.
French Quarter Fest kicked off its four-day festival with a parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 6. Photo by John Soltes.
French Quarter Fest kicked off its four-day festival with a parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 6. Photo by John Soltes.
French Quarter Fest kicked off its four-day festival with a parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 6. Photo by John Soltes.
French Quarter Fest kicked off its four-day festival with a parade down Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 6. Photo by John Soltes.
John Soltes is an award-winning journalist. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Earth Island Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, New Jersey Monthly and at Time.com, among other publications.
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