Last year’s police cost was about $1,500, and the initial price the city quoted us for this year’s parade was $12,000! We revised our route and are hoping to get that down closer to $7,000. We have received the green light for the new route, but we have not yet received the new price quote. Meanwhile, our storage unit rent has increased from $558 per month to $855 per month (an increase of about $3,500 per year); our insurance costs also doubled from about $1,500 to nearly $3,000; and our required parade trash clean-up contract may increase as well. This is well beyond the cushion in our budget, so please be generous with your krewe purchases this year. Also, full members, don’t forget you can add one companion for $50 (limit one companion per full member). 

Thank you to our donors

We want to thank those who have already given extra gifts beyond membership — they are truly needed this year, now more than ever!  We would like to acknowledge those who gave donor-level memberships:

• Patron Saints: George Corey, Cynthia Krus (aka Artist Cleo), Richard and Judy Helm, and one anonymous donor.
• Nobility Members: Ed Azemas and Charles Coleman, and Cathy Rehfus-Wilsek and Richard Wilsek, 
• Cavalry Members: Columbia Barrosse, Tonya Brown, John and Frannie Conner, Alex and Suzanne Labry, Rachel Lyons, Ember Mandell, and Kirk and Amy Ruffo.

We also thank the many krewe members who have donated their time. We are an all-volunteer organization with no paid staff. In fact, the captains, Founder Amy, and all our board members are paying members who purchase their throws and tickets. The skills and creative artistry our members contribute is priceless! 

To make an extra contribution or upgrade to a donor membership:

Monday, Dec. 15th Coronation and Kick-Off Party at the Degas House

Sign up to help with set-up, sales and pack-up!

Order throws by 8 a.m. Monday to to pick up at the Coronation Party

Kick off the season with this very special krewe-only “mandatory” party announcing our 2026 king, queen and Maid of Honor as well as other updates. Full members, group members and foot soldier volunteers are all invited to this coronation and kick-off party 7-9 p.m. This is an important moment of unity for our krewe, and we hope krewe members will do everything in their power to be part of it. 

• FREE. Hors d’oeuvres and Cash bar
• We’ll announce our 2026 Maid of Honor (award to a local teen leader), Queen Yolande (community award to a female business leader), and King Charles VII (award to a community leader who embodies New Orleans’ French connection). 
• Dress: holiday party/krewe colors of blue and gold, krewe bling (not costumes). 
• Signature throw orders will be ready for pick-up (pre-order your throws!) and on-site sale. 
• Note: If you did NOT select the Coronation Party as your pick-up, your throws are not ready and will NOT be at the party. Membership-included (“free) throws should be picked up 

The Degas House, where Impressionist painter Edgar Degas lived and worked, is one of the few official French national landmarks outside of France, and its owner, our first king David Villarubia, was knighted for his work on the award-winning restoration and museum.

Get the scoop on the upcoming New Year’s Work Party, Cathedral Mass and Second-Line, and Medieval Banquet in the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc Party Planner

Throws workshop and Take-Home Throws Kit Pick-Up Wednesday Dec. 17

Come pick up a kit to make some of our 3500 tea light votives at home over the holidays and bring back your assembled votives to the New Year’s Work Party.  These are super easy, nothing more than a strip of scotch tape. This workshop is 7-9 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 17 at the home of krewe co-captain Amanda Helm  (map). We make many tea lights during our New Year’s Work Party, but it really helps if we have a head start with a lot of finished tea lights coming in as the work party starts! We fully encourage being authentically medieval and getting all your family to be your tealight serfs over the holidays!

We’ll also be finishing up other throws projects — stay to help or drop in for a quick kit pick-up as your schedule permits. You’re welcome BUT ABSOLUTELY NOT REQUIRED to bring wine or snacks to share.