John McCusker / The Times-PicayuneA rider on the "Zulu Ambassador" float hands out a prized coconut on Jackson Avenue in February 2009. To avoid injuries and liability, the Zulu Social ...

Zulu coconut. Members of the Krewe of Zulu hold painted coconuts to give to parade-goers as they march on Mardi Gras 2014 in New Orleans. Since being introduced in the 1910s, the Zulu coconut has ...

Zulu Coconuts: A Prized Catch While I was working the parade crowd the other day, a man stopped me and asked about my accent. He was also working the crowd on a mission of his own: dispensing his ...

John Metoyer, an olive-brown pixie who founded the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club in a woodshed 30 years ago, ... and all the Zulu mourners carrying coconuts.

Members of the Krewe of Zulu flung cloth bags from their floats on Mardi Gras in protest of the massive Formosa Plastics complex planned in St. James Parish.

Few signature throws are as sought after as the Zulu coconut. The throws of New Orleans Mardi Gras parades require enthusiasm to attain. However, the mass of beads, ...

Jon Cleary has a new digital single out today, Zulu Coconuts, just in time for Carnival season. Check it out! “On Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, a Zulu might throw you a coconut – if you’re lucky. Catch ...

Thousands of people, of all cultures and races, come to watch the parade and try to catch one of the Zulu’s famous coconuts. The Krewe of Zulu began as a social aid organization, in a city where there ...

The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club announced Krewe of Zulu’s Queen-Select for 2024 with an unveil as A. Angélique Roché arrived at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Sunday ...

A member of the Zulu parade holds a pair of coconuts on Mardi Gras day, February 5, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras day, or Fat Tuesday, is a celebration the day before Lent begins on ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mckinley High School students are showing off their art skills this Mardi Gras season with decorated throws. The young artists are decorating 500 coconuts for the New ...