The city of New Orleans is set to host its first parade to honor the Saints as Super Bowl Champions. The parade is scheduled to begin today at 5:00 PM. The parade will start on Poydras St in front of the Superdome. It will then turn right on Loyola Ave. and will travel to Howard Ave. It will turn left on Howard, go around Lee Circle and will then travel up St. Charles Ave. From there, the parade will take the traditional uptown carnival route.

The parade will be a first in another aspect as well. It will be the first time that signature floats from Endymion, Bacchus, Rex, Zulu, Alla, Caesar, Tucks, Muses, Orpheus and Babylon are all used in the same parade. The parade will also feature over a dozen marching bands as well as the Budweiser Clydesdales. “Our mandate was to put together a high-quality parade.” “We wanted to make sure that we showed the rest of the world how Super Bowl parades should be held”, Barry Kern said.

Large crowds of Who Dat Nation fans are expected along the parade route. Both the Orleans and Jefferson Parish School systems announced that they would release students early because of the parade. Because of parking restrictions along the route, it is suggested that fans arrive early. “Don’t try to come at 5 o’clock and park”, Barry Kern said.