Seeing the need for a return to the satire of the old-line krewes, d'Etat eschewed mythological, historical, or literary references in its search for a name, settling instead upon a clever pun that firmly established their raison d'etre.  Lieutenants ride on horseback, flambeaux illuminate the route, and a slyly jaundiced eye takes its shots at issues of the day in classic Mardi Gras style.

This krewe is among those krewes that present flambeaux, including the krewes of Babylon, Chaos, Druids, Hermes, Orpheus, Proteus, Saturn, and Sparta.