No Kings 2 0 Rally In New Orleans Expected To Bring Out More Than 10 0

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-Dec 30, 2025, 3:31 PM

no kings 2 0 rally in new orleans expected to bring out more than 10 0

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - More than 10,000 New Orleans residents are expected to take part in the NO KINGS 2.0 Rally on Saturday, Oct. 18 to oppose what organizers call increasing authoritarianism and corruption within the Trump administration. The event is part of the National No Kings Day of Peaceful Action, which includes more than 2,650 demonstrations across the country. Louisiana will host rallies in 10 locations — New Orleans, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Hammond, Leesville, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, Ruston and Shreveport. New Orleans is one of 10 “anchor cities” selected by the National Indivisible Project, which is providing event and security guidance for local organizers. Organizers say the rally could become the largest single-day nonviolent demonstration in U.S.

history, building on the first NO KINGS mobilization in June that drew about 6,500 participants in New Orleans and more than 5 million nationwide. A post shared by Maddie Kerth (@maddiekerthfox8) Thousands gathered on the Lafitte Greenway lawn for the nationwide "No Kings 2.0" protest against what organizers described as the "authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration." See coverage of No Kings events in the northshore, Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Shreveport. Jazz trumpeter Kermit Ruffins kicked off the rally with renditions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful" as an American flag-waving crowd sang solemnly along, some dressed as ducks, unicorns and Pokémon, others... "What is our objective?

To defend the Constitution from those who think they are above it," said speaker Alanah Odoms, executive director for ACLU Louisiana. "You know why? Because we have a Constitution, not a king." Thousands of protestors gather at the Lafitte Greenway for the No Kings Rally in New Orleans, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)

To stream WWL TV on your phone, you need the WWL TV app. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video NEW ORLEANS — Thousands gathered on the Lafitte Greenway in New Orleans for Saturday's "No Kings" Rally. Organizers called it a nonviolent protest rejecting what they called authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics and the militarization of democracy. A poster displays a participant’s preference for a king cake baby over President Donald Trump during the No Kings protest parade in New Orleans on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

(Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) NEW ORLEANS – Costumes, brass bands and even makeshift floats followed a twisting parade route Saturday in one of hundreds of “No Kings” protests across the country, meant to coincide and counter events in... Army. Thousands assembled in sweltering heat at a vacant lot in the historic Marigny neighborhood, adjacent to the French Quarter. The city block-sized property slowly emptied as organizers led the crowd down residential streets, with police blocking traffic at intersections along the way to a culminating rally in Washington Square Park. Tourists and locals along Frenchmen Street, including passengers on a mule-drawn carriage, unknowingly became part of the procession.

“No kings! No Trump!” a man shouted from his balcony, drawing cheers from the crowd below. More than 30 minutes after speeches began at the rally, elements of the parade were still arriving to the park. Pro LGBTQ+ marchers and their signs were prominent among the anti-Trump displays, with the annual Nola Pride Fest also bringing them to the city for the weekend. No Kings protests (also called No Kings 2.0[12][13][14] and No Kings Day 2.0[15][16]) took place on October 18, 2025, as part of a series of demonstrations taking place largely in the United States against... The demonstrations, which followed the June 2025 No Kings protests, took place in some 2,700 locations across the country, including the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and New York City.

Organizers of the protests estimated that the protests drew nearly 7 million attendees,[17][18] while a partnership between data journalist G. Elliott Morris and The Xylom, an independent Atlanta-based science newsroom, estimated 5 million to 6.5 million participants. Either estimate would make this one of the largest single-day protests in American history.[19] The October 18, 2025, protests followed the No Kings protests in June, the Free America Weekend on July 4, and the Good Trouble Lives On protest on July 17. About 200 organizations worked together to organize the October protests, including 50501 and Indivisible groups, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Democratic Socialists of America, the American Federation of Teachers,... Outside the United States, protests were organized by Democrats Abroad.

Various groups organized protests in the UK, including the Stop Trump Coalition.[29] Organizers were "adamant that the rallies remain peaceful",[30] according to USA Today, and held virtual safety trainings ahead of the protests with help from the ACLU.[31] According to The New York Times, "Many had... Throngs of protesters — including thousands across Louisiana — turned out for "No Kings 2.0" protests held across the United States on Saturday. See complete statewide coverage in photos and videos below. The Lafitte Greenway held the largest rally in Louisiana on Saturday. Organizers said the estimated turnout surpassed that of the first "No Kings" rally in New Orleans on June 14, when thousands paraded through downtown New Orleans

Thousands gathered on the Lafitte Greenway lawn for the nationwide "No Kings 2.0"protest against what organizers described as the "authoritari…

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(Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) NEW ORLEANS – Costumes, Brass Bands And