▁kre we ▁and ▁social ▁organization . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁formation ▁The ▁Mus es ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁by ▁Sta ci ▁Ros enberg ▁and ▁first ▁par aded ▁during ▁M ardi ▁Gr as ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁kre we ▁has ▁grown ▁to ▁include ▁approximately ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁members . ▁The ▁kre we ' s ▁para de ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁Th urs day ▁evening ▁before ▁M ardi ▁Gr as , ▁and ▁features ▁ 2 5 ▁flo ats ▁designed ▁by ▁K ern ▁Studios . ▁ ▁Par ade ▁ ▁Kre we ▁of ▁Mus es ▁para de ▁on ▁Je udi ▁Gr as , ▁the ▁Th urs day ▁night ▁prior ▁to ▁M ardi ▁Gr as . ▁The ▁para de ▁starts ▁at ▁Magazine ▁Street ▁and ▁Jefferson ▁street ▁in ▁U pt own ▁New ▁Orleans ; ▁proceed s ▁east ▁to ▁Napoleon ▁street ▁where ▁it ▁follows ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁Bab yl on ▁and ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁Cha os . ▁ ▁Par ade ▁them es ▁ ▁Kre we ▁of ▁Mus es ▁season ▁para de ▁theme ▁is ▁secret ▁until ▁Je udi ▁Gr as . ▁The ▁theme ▁is ▁always ▁sat ir ical . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina , ▁the ▁Mus es ▁had ▁at ▁the ▁tail ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁para de ▁an ▁empty ▁float ▁which ▁ev oked ▁the ▁r ider less ▁horse ▁that ▁follows ▁the ▁ca isson ▁carrying ▁the ▁c asket ▁in ▁a ▁fun eral ▁process ion . ▁