- The Krewe d'Etat parade will start at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Magazine Street in New Orleans.
- The parade will head east along Magazine to Napoleon Avenue, where the krewe will turn north (left).
- The Krewe d'Etat will follow Napoleon north until St. Charles Avenue, where the parade will turn east (right).
- The krewe will follow St. Charles all the way to Lee Circle, around the circle and back on St. Charles northward to Canal Street.
- At Canal, the parade turns northeast (right) until reaching Chartres St. where the parade ends.
Founded in 1996, Le Krewe d'Etat motto is “Live to Ride, Ride to Live. Its floats adhere to a traditional style of design that impart Le Krewe d'Etat's satirical theme, which has been voted "Best of Carnival" by critics. The parade features 24 floats, including a special signature High Priest Float. The Captain and officers ride on horseback throughout the parade.
In the tradition of Carnival, secrecy is very important to Le Krewe d'Etat. The identity of the ruler - the Dictator - is never revealed to the public, and the theme is secret until parade day.
The krewe's signature throw is the blinking logo skull bead. (Le Krewe d'Etat was the first krewe to throw a blinking bead.) They also publish the D'Etat Gazette, a bulletin with pictures and descriptions of the floats available only at the parade. Members of the krewe dressed as walking skeletons hand out the papers and wooden doubloons at the parades.
- Year founded: 1996
- Membership: 545 male riders
- Number of floats: 24 floats
- Signature throw: blinking logo skull bead
