Photos: Erin go bragh! Kisses, cabbages and flowers flood Irish Channel for St. Patrick's Day parade

The annual Irish Channel St. Patrick's Parade travels through the Uptown Irish Channel neighborhood in New Orleans, La. Saturday, March 16, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Photos: Erin go bragh! Kisses, cabbages and flowers flood Irish Channel for St. Patrick’s Day parade

In lieu of just beads and signature throws, cabbages, kisses and flowers fell on the Irish Channel on Saturday as the annual parade that marks St. Patrick's Day weekend rolled through the streets.

by Matthew Hinton | March 18, 2019

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In lieu of just beads and signature throws, cabbages, kisses and flowers fell on the Irish Channel on Saturday as the annual parade that marks St. Patrick’s Day weekend rolled through the streets.

Crowds swarm near Magazine and Third streets to celebrate the weekend, and we sent photographer Matthew Hinton to bring back the Irish images.

Crowds beg for beads and cabbage from both stories of Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary, during the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Parade in New Orleans, La. Saturday, March 16, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

New Orleans Police Department Lt. Terry St Germain takes part in an off-duty roll in the Emerald Society of New Orleans, celebrating the Celtic heritage of Law Enforcement, with his taxidermy Sylvester Raccoon mascot during the annual Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Parade as it travels through the Uptown Irish Channel neighborhood in New Orleans, La. Saturday, March 16, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

New Orleans Police Officer R. Rico gets a Irish dancing lesson from the Muggivan School of Irish Dance on Magazine Street in front of Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary, during the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Parade in New Orleans, La. Saturday, March 16, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

People glamour for cabbage during the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Parade in New Orleans, La. Saturday, March 16, 2019. Cabbage is an ingredient of many traditional Irish dishes for St. Patrick’s Day including corned beef and cabbage and it’s the most coveted throw during the parade. Photo by Matthew Hinton

The Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Parade passes by Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary, in New Orleans, La. Saturday, March 16, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

A float rider throws cabbage during the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Parade in New Orleans, La. Saturday, March 16, 2019. Cabbage is an ingredient of many traditional Irish dishes for St. Patrick’s Day including corned beef and cabbage and it’s the most coveted throw during the parade. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton is a New Orleans area freelance photographer whose work has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Awards in 2014 and 2016, and by numerous awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, including the Hal Ledet President's Print Photography Award, the highest honor the Press Club can bestow upon a photographer.
Matthew Hinton has previously been a staff photographer at both of the daily newspapers in New Orleans. His work has appeared nationally and internationally through freelance work with the Associated Press and AFP, Agence France-Presse.