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Photos: Rex reigns over Mardi Gras 2020 with theme of ‘Omens and Auguries’

Hail Rex!

by Michael DeMocker
February 26, 2020

J. Storey Charbonnet reigns as King of Carnival as the 440 riders of Rex roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020.

Revelers shout for beads from a balcony on St. Chalres Avenue as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The Boeuf Gras passes Gallier Hall as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

J. Storey Charbonnet reigns as King of Carnival as the 440 riders of Rex roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The crowd catches throws on Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats make their way down St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats make their way down St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The crowd catches throws on Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The Boeuf Gras approaches Gallier Hall as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The Butterfly King float passes Gallier Hall as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The crowd catches throws on Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

A brass band leads a float down St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

J. Storey Charbonnet reigns as King of Carnival as the 440 riders of Rex roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The title float makes its way down St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats turn onto Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Beads are caught on a balcony as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

A rider unloads cups on Canal Streets as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The crowd awaits the next float as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats make their way down St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats make their way down St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The Butterfly King float rolls on St. Charles Avenue as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats make their way down St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Queen Sarah Eleanor Lane toasts Rex at the Hotel Intercontinental as the 440 riders of Rex roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Queen Sarah Eleanor Lane toasts Rex J. Storey Charbonnet at the Hotel Intercontinental as the 440 riders of Rex roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The Butterfly King float rolls on St. Charles Avenue as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The crowd catches throws on Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The crowd catches throws on Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The crowd catches throws on Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats turn onto Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats turn onto Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats make their way down Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats turn onto Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Floats make their way down St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The crowd catches throws on Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

The crowd catches throws on Canal Street as the 440 riders of Rex, King of Carnival, roll down the Uptown route on 26 floats with their 139th parade entitled “Omens and Auguries” on Mardi Gras Day, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Michael DeMocker has been a photojournalist in New Orleans for over twenty years. He’s been the National Press Photographer Association’s Regional Photographer of the Year three times and loves photographing all things New Orleans. He lives Uptown with his wife, son, and two dogs of varying intelligence.

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