Star Wars fans dressed in character take to the streets of New Orleans to honor ... trends now
The force was strong with thousands of 'Star Wars' fans who gathered in New Orleans Saturday night to pay tribute to the iconic sci-fi film.
The large group turned out in New Orleans' French Quarter and Marigny dressed head to toe in costumes ranging from Princess Leia to a pink Chewbacca.
Attendees celebrated the full-scale return of the 13th annual event after the parade was cut short in 2022 due to a police officer shortage.
The force was strong with thousands of 'Star Wars' fans who gathered in New Orleans Saturday night to pay tribute to the iconic sci-fi film
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The event, organized by Drew Barry from Shreveport, celebrates the Wookiee, the fictional aliens in the Star Wars universe known for their fur and height.
Those who attend are encouraged to create their own costumes, on theme, of course for the early Mardi Gras celebration.
Organizers say after three years of the event being shuddered and downsized, they were prepared to go big for 2023.
'We worked without City Councilman Freddie King, and we did prep all year long,' Chewbacchus Overlord Simonette Berry told WWL in New Orleans.
According to the group's website, the Krewe of Chewbacchus is a 'Mardi Gras parade organization for the most revelrous of Star Wars freaks, Trekkies, Whovians, mega-geeks, circuit benders, cryptozooligists, UFO conspiracy theorists, mad scientists, and members all other nerdoms.'
'We figured out how to hire additional security and, so, when it came time for filling our permits, we were ready to go,' Berry
