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Even in other areas some Krewes have a solid closed door policy.
I've seen 95 year old men and women walk into the party (in costume) strut ther stuff(pulling an oxygen tank J/J), and head home. They will DIE with their membership clutched in their hands (or at least until they are certain their offspring has a membership) Many times, the female Krewe is a direct counter part to a male krewe. So unless your husband is in Krewe of Blue blood you will never be in Krewe of Blue blood wives!
There have been a few exceptions though. The women are much more ferocious about getting their daughters in their Krewe than the men are about their sons. Since the sons are the bread winners in most cases, if thier job description isn't up to "snuff" they have a MUCH longer wait to get an invitation, if t all-depends on the parent's clout in the community and within the Krewe itself.
We aren't that expensive in this area, and many costumes are recycled for a very long time. $500/yr is about the highest.
To be on a court can run well in to the10s of thousands. The King and queen have to host parties througout the season AND I think in N.O. the cape/crown alone can run over $20,000.00. Juniorgirl may have better information on this.
Membership is secret until they hoist the flags on their homes. It is not unusual to be in more than 3 in our area. The older you get though, the more apt you are to narrow it down to 2 or 3.
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