Photos: The Independent parade

BY BRAD BOWIE | The Advocate
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Feb 13, 2024
Feb 13, 2024

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.21.jpg — Dwayne Shorter uses a laundry basket to bring in the beads as the Independent parade rolls on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.27.jpg — Mari Gras Indian Trey Babin walks in the Independent parade on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.28.jpg — Mardi Gras Indian Herbert Hughes walks in the Independent parade on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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ACA.lafparades.022424.19.jpg — Parade goers compete for throws as the Independent parade rolls on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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ACA.lafparades.022424.24.jpg — The Independent parade rolls on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.18.jpg — The Krewe of Couche-Couche leads the Independent parade on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.20.jpg — Dwayne Shorter uses a laundry basket to collect throws as the Independent parade rolls on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.25.jpg — Live entertainment performs on a float as the Independent parade rolls on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.26.jpg — Throws fill the air as the Independent parade rolls on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.17.jpg — The Krewe of Couche-Couche leads the Independent parade on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.22.jpg — The Independent parade rolls on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.29.jpg — Mardi Gras Indian Herbert Hughes walks in the Independent parade on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.30.jpg — Mardi Gras Indians Herbert Hughes, left, and Trey Babin walk in the Independent parade on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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Updated Feb 13, 2024

ACA.lafparades.022424.23.jpg — The Independent parade rolls on Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lafayette.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRAD BOWIE

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