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2025 PARADE COUNTDOWN

February 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM

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Parade Theme for 2024:

It's Five O'clock Somewhere

Queen-Select

Dominique Bright-Wheeler

2024 Queen-Select Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale (MKFF)

Dominique Bright-Wheeler, a distinguished attorney and devoted member of The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale for a decade, has been chosen as the 2024 Queen. A native of New Orleans and a proud graduate of John F. Kennedy Senior High School, the University of New Orleans, and Loyola University School of Law, Bright-Wheeler has proven her dedication to both her profession and her community. With a law practice spanning Louisiana and Texas and active involvement in organizations such as the Louisiana State Bar Diversity Committee, Corporate Counsel Women of Color, and New Orleans Louis Martinet Legal Society, she embodies the values and spirit that Femme Fatale represents. We congratulate Queen-Select Dominique Bright-Wheeler on this well-deserved honor!

Bright-Wheeler's reign as the 2024 Queen will commence at the annual gala on February 2, 2024, followed by the grand parade on February 4, 2024.

FULL ANNOUNCEMENT

Parade Captain

Takeisha Charles Davis MD, MPH

Parade Captain Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale (MKFF)

Dr Davis with her tenacious spirit to serve, her love of all things New Orleans, especially Mardi Gras, commitment to community engagement and community enhancement was compelled to join and serve in

MKFF.

Dr Davis became the last Founding Member (13th) of the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale. Not only was she a founding member of MKFF, she also was appointed Parade Captain.

Parade Captain is responsible for all aspects of the annual parade including the parade line up; contracts and payments related to bands, marching groups, and other parade participants; and other approved parade activities. The Parade Captain presides at all meetings of the Parade Lieutenants and serves as the liaison between the MKFF Board of Directors and the Parade Lieutenants.

The Parade Captain represents MKFF at all meetings related to Mardi Gras parades called by the City of New Orleans or its agencies.

Parade Route

The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade will start at the intersection of Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street in New Orleans.
The parade will proceed north until St. Charles Avenue, where the krewe will turn east (right).
The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale will follow St. Charles all the way to Harmony Circle, around the circle and back on St. Charles northward to Canal Street.
At Canal, the parade will turn left and do a U-turn and then head to Tchoupitoulas Street, where it will turn south (right).
The parade will end at the intersection of Tchoupitoulas Street and Poydras Street.