Margaret Orr looks back on how far Barkus has come Share Updated: 2:05 PM CST Feb 11, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 2:05 PM CST Feb 11, 2021
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Show Transcript as I look back at all of my past carnivals, there s one thing I m really proud to be associated with. The crew of Barca s Let s get E How lucky am I that the crew parkas was founded at the Margaret or Fan Club, back in November of 1992 at the Good Friends Bar, the owner of the bar, Tom would made his dog, Jo Jo MK would queen of the parade and captain for life. Since then, canines from all over the world have been sniffing through the quarter with their owners, parking up a good time and raising $2 million in the process for rescue dog groups and other pups in need. It s about 1000 to 1500 pups a year in the parade, and a ton of people go to the French Quarter to see the pups and people all dressed up in that year s thing. Harry Potter doing the tail house