Sparta Salutes

ABOVE: (L) My spot, as I first saw it. Normally the crowds here are at least four or five people deep. (R) The bigger, but still smaller, crowd on Prytania and Napoleon.
BELOW: Two of the Krewe of Sparta's satirical floats. The parade was called "Sparta Salutes." (L) Sparta Salutes: The Federal Government. "They Fiddle While We Drown." (R) Sparta Salutes: Neptune, God of the Sea. The One that's in our Living Room.