The Carnival season in New Orleans continues tonight as the Krewe of Muses, an all women's group, parade through the streets of uptown New Orleans and on to Canal Street in its 10 mile journey.
A Krewe is an organization in which members pay dues and pay for the floats on which they ride in the parade and all expenses that go with it. They buy their own beads and trinkets to throw. It is a private group putting on a show for the public's enjoyment.
The symbol of the Krewe of Muses is a high-heeled shoe. Members spend all year decorating shoes, old shoes, worn-out shoes, shoes bought in dollar stores, to hand out as gifts to parade goers.