It was a lovely day as the Krewe of Cork stomped in the name of love on St. Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2020 in the French Quarter. Love and bubbles filled the air as the tiny bubbles of champagne filled the appetites of the walking krewe starting from the Court of Two Sisters on Royal Street. Patrick Van Hoorebeek again reigned as king for the 20th parade in 2020. Van Hoorebeek was joined by a host of queens including Margarita Bergen, and Charles Smith of Wines of Substance in Walla Walla, Washington, was the Grand Marshal. Here’s a toast to next year when the Krewe will be 21 and can legally drink in 2021. Photo by Matthew Hinton

PHOTOS: Krewe of Cork fills French Quarter with love and bubbles

It was a lovely day as the Krewe of Cork stomped in the name of love on St. Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2020 in the French Quarter.

by Matthew Hinton | February 17, 2020

It was a lovely day as the Krewe of Cork stomped in the name of love on St. Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2020 in the French Quarter. Love and bubbles filled the air as the tiny bubbles of champagne filled the appetites of the walking krewe starting from the Court of Two Sisters on Royal Street. Patrick Van Hoorebeek again reigned as king for the 20th parade in 2020. Van Hoorebeek was joined by a host of queens including Margarita Bergen, and Charles Smith of Wines of Substance in Walla Walla, Washington, was the Grand Marshal. Here’s a toast to next year when the Krewe will be 21 and can legally drink in 2021.

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.

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