New Toulouse

It is commanded and ordained by royal decree:

… that the Royal Constabulary shall marshal the Grand Celebration with the customary skillfulness and with utmost forbearance;

… that the keepers of Speakeasies, Juke-Joints, Gin-Mills, Hooch Parlors, Inns & Taverns, Guest Houses, Coffee Houses, Cat Houses, Out Houses, and other establishments of ill repute shall throw open their doors to receive the good-natured celebrants and their trails of splendor;

… that the theme for this Celebration shall be “burning the ice” as we move toward our transition from the desolate winter to the brilliance of spring. Thus, the song “Burnin’ the Iceberg” performed by Jelly Roll Morton shall be played during the parade.

—King Blake