Downtown Irish Club St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2026

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Written By Cheryl Gerber
 March 2026

Wintery temps and cold winds couldn’t chill the Irish warmth of this year’s parade - fueled with the proper spirits, of course!

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Cheryl Gerber

Cheryl Gerber is a freelance journalist and documentary photographer working in New Orleans, where she was born. She began her journalism career as a reporter but switched to photography after spending a year working in Honduras. In 1992, she began working for Michael P. Smith, who nurtured her desire to document daily life in New Orleans.

She began working with Gambit Weekly as a staff photographer in 1994 and today is a regular contributor to The New York Times, the Associated Press, New Orleans Magazine and French Quarter Journal. During the past two decades, Cheryl has won several awards from the New Orleans Press Club for her work on social issues and news photography.

Cheryl is the author of three books: NEW ORLEANS: Life and Death in the Big Easy, Cherchez La Femme: New Orleans Women, and The Danse Macabre: Celebration and Survival in New Orleans. Follow her on Substack here.

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