Social Aid & Pleasure Club · Est. 1991
2026 Second Line · Sunday, January 4 · 12 PM
Perfect Gentlemen
The 2026 Route
START — Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave. Down Napoleon Ave. to St. Charles Ave., right on St. Charles to meet KOK SA&PC, then down to Louisiana Ave. to hail Queen Nokie.
2213 Louisiana Ave. — the Show Stopper change-up. Down Louisiana Ave. to LaSalle St., right on LaSalle.
2836 LaSalle St. — meet the Original Pigeon Town Steppers & the Men Buck Jumpers. Down LaSalle to Washington Ave., left to Magnolia St., left on Magnolia to Louisiana Ave., then right.
Chicken & Watermelon / Big Man, then Louisiana Ave. & S. Claiborne to meet Bad Boyz & the 6th Ward Steppers. Down S. Claiborne to Washington Ave., left on Washington.
Tapps Bar, 2800 S. Rocheblave St. Up Washington Ave. to S. Broad St., right on S. Broad and over the overpass toward Da Spot.
DISBAND — Da Spot Bar & Lounge, 540 S. Broad St. About 4.4 miles of Uptown footwork.
Established 1991 · Uptown New Orleans
4 Da City & 4 Da Culture.
The Perfect Gentlemen came together in 1991 as an Uptown men’s club built on brotherhood and service. From the start the mission ran deeper than the parade — the club has long used its platform to push back against neighborhood violence and to set an example for the next generation of young men.
Every January the Gentlemen kick off the new year, rolling from Tipitina’s on Napoleon through the old Jackson Avenue watering holes behind Da Truth Brass Band. Sharp suits, good food, and footwork all the way from Napoleon to Broad.
“Leave your weapons and violence at home — bring your footwork.”
Uptown · New Orleans
