Southern Decadence
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Southern Decadance is a week-long predominantly a gay male event held in New Orleans climaxing with a parade through the French Quarter on Labor Day.
In 2004 there were over 100,000 participants and the economic impact on the City of New Orleans was estimated to over $95 million.
The festival started in 1972 as a costume party to honor the departure of one of a group of friends in New Orleans. It's named after the first theme--a tribute to decadent southern ladies, such as Blanche Dubois from the Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire."
