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 The Mystick Krewe of Shangri - La (Orleans Parish)
Mystick Krewe of Shangri-La Krewe organized in 1973
500+ male & female riders
20 floats
20 marching bands
King, Queen, Grand Marshal, Maids
!BONANZA!  Shangri-La is known for their copious throws.  Look for signature stuffed dragons, cups, frisbees, bikinis, imprinted Oriental beads, bean bag frogs, koozies and BIG beads.
Each year, the Mystick Krewe of Shangri-La makes a generous scholarship donation to the
St. Michael's School for Special Children.
One of the few krewes to take its inspiration from a modern literary source, the once all-female krewe was named for the mystic locale in James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon, and shares its name with the 1956 Broadway musical.  Originally, Shangri-La was one of the highlights of the St. Bernard parade season before joining the Orleans parish season in 2000.  They now follow the Traditional Uptown Route.
Sponsorship for the parade is provided by Kaly Nicta, Inc.
This krewe allows children to ride or is committed to children's causes.This krewe shares a committment to children's causes with the krewes of Aladdin, Centurions, Choctaw, Grela, Jason, Little Rascals, Mid-City, Muses, Sparta, and Thoth.

Adonis Aladdin Alla Aphrodite
Aquila Arabi
Argus Atlas Babylon Bacchus Bards Caesar
Carrollton Centurions Chaos Choctaw Cleopatra d'Etat
Druids Endymion Excalibur Gladiators Grela Hermes
Iris Isis Jason King Arthur L'il Rascals Mercury
Mid-City Morpheus Muses Napoleon NOMTOC Okeanos
Orpheus Oshun Pegasus Pontchartrain Proteus Pygmalion
Rex Rhea Saturn Shangri-La Sparta Thor
Thoth Tucks du Vieux Zeus Zulu

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