(PHOTOS) Kirkwood Lanta Gras Parade
John Giordano behind the drum kit for the Bea Arthurs during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
By Dean Hesse, contributor
Atlanta, GA — After a pandemic hiatus in 2021, the good times rolled again in Kirkwood during the Lanta Gras parade on Saturday, Jan. 29.
Krewes tossed beads, brass bands played and a second line followed as the parade made its way from Bessie Branham Park to Hosea L Williams Drive.
Atlanta District 5 City Councilmember and parade co-grand marshal Liliana Bakhtiari gets ready to throw some beads during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Spectators reach for beads during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
The Krewe of Nefertari makes its way down Hosea L. Williams Drive during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Three-year-old Cecelia McGriggs watches the Lanta Gras parade with her family in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Mina G., Lina G. and Art pose for a photo during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Aleck Ragsdale, on left, dances with a member of the Seed & Feed Marching Abominable during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
The Seed & Feed Marching Abominable play in the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Wilma Vaughn, on left, and Attallah King in their parade attire before the start of the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Members of the Tulane Alumni Krewe pose for a photo before the start of the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Keaton Stokes, 10, holds one side of the Krewe of Nefertari banner in the staging area before the start of the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Past District 5 Atlanta City Councilmember and parade co-grand marshal Natalyn Archibong throws beads during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Spectators line the street during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Revelers walk in the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
The Krewe of Grateful Gluttons Mob of Emus interacted with spectators during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
The Krewe of Grateful Gluttons Mob of Emus interacted with spectators during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Wasted Potential Brass Band heads down Hosea L. Williams Drive during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Meredith Hill walks in the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
The Black Sheep Ensemble heads down Hosea L. Williams Drive during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
The Black Sheep Ensemble plays during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
The Uppity Unicorns Krewe of Units toss beads to spectators during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Beads fly from the Kirkwood Calavera Krewe during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
The Seed & Feed Marching Abominable makes its way down Hosea L. Williams Drive during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Rachell Scott cheers as the Lanta Gras parade makes its way through downtown Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Revelers dance in the street during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Ron McGhee strikes a pose as Elvi Moto during the Lanta Gras parade in Kirkwood on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Dean Hesse.
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