2025 Big 9 Social and Pleasure Second Line
Many years ago Big 9 Social was the undisputed king of the 9th Ward second line rolls.
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2025 Dumaine Street Gang Social and Pleasure Second Line
Back in the late 90s when Dumaine Gang started parading they were lucky to get a few dozen celebrants to come to their second lines. After nearly 30 years of their rolling street parties cascading through Treme, they now see thousands of New Orleanians take to the asphalt for one of the best parties of the season. We rolled with them last weekend, this is what we saw
2025 Original Buckjumpers Social and Pleasure Second Line
I’m documenting the street fashion scene of New Orleans second line community. The trendsetters are out in force on Sunday afternoons as the social clubs take to our busted blacktop boulevards and pothole strewn side streets.
The 2025 Original Buckjumpers Social and Pleasure Second Line took place in Uptown New Orleans this past weekend. This is what we saw:
2025 9X Social And Pleasure Second Line
New Orleans street fashion is on fire right now. Walk through any public thoroughfare and you will see dozens of culture-shapers wearing garb that won’t be hip anywhere else for another five years. On a second line Sunday there will be hundreds of tastemakers dancing, drinking and having the time of their lives.
2025 Sudan Social and Pleasure Second Line
Sudan Social and Pleasure have been rolling through Treme for over 40 years and some reckon they’re the best social and pleasure club in the entire 6th Ward. This past Sunday they took to the streets and brought their customary heat with some of the best dancers in the city gyrating and working it out on the hot blacktop. This is what we saw:
2025 Prince of Wales Social and Pleasure Second Line
The Prince of Wales Social Aid and Pleasure Club was formed in 1928 and has hosted a second line roll through their 12th Ward neighborhood for nearly 100 years now. We took a 15 minute car ride uptown today to document their rolling street party. This is what we saw
2025 Young Men Olympian Jr Benevolent Association Second Line
Young Men Olympian Jr Benevolent Association was founded in 1884.
2025 Young Men Olympian Jr Benevolent Association Second Line
Chester A. Arthur was in the White House while William J. Behan was in the mayor’s office in downtown New Orleans.
The 2025 Valley of Silent Men Social and Pleasure Second Line parade marked the beginning of the fresh second line season. Hearts were a bit heavy as this is the first season we will experience without the singular Pableaux Johnson who was felled by a heart attack in January of this year.
Here were our favorite photos from the Valley shoot.
2025 Valley of Silent Men Social and Pleasure Second Line
2025 Valley of Silent Men Social and Pleasure Second Line
2025 Valley of Silent Men Social and Pleasure Second Line
2025 Valley of Silent Men Social and Pleasure Second Line
2025 Valley of Silent Men Social and Pleasure Second Line
2025 Satchmo Summerfest Second Line
If you were in New Orleans in the late 70s you were living in a Baby Doll desert. By my count we had less than five ladies masking and the tradition was in danger of becoming extinct. In the ensuing 45-plus years we’ve seen dozens if not hundreds of women embrace the custom, form their own Doll Houses, and take to the streets to shimmy, shake, and show out.
2025 Scene Boosters Marching Club Second Line
The 2025 Scene Boosters Marching Club Second Line saw a few thousand people march through the historic Central City neighborhood of New Orleans 3rd Ward. This is what we saw: