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Thanks to a new New Orleans law, nine preachers were arrested during the city’s massive Southern Decadence for holding anti-gay demonstrations. Meanwhile, despite the rantings of online preachers, the sun shone all weekend on the revelers.

A far right-wing pastor’s blog post blames Hurricane Isaac’s arrival in New Orleans on the city’s massive Southern Decadence party; his suggestion that Isaac is God’s judgement has been picked up by others.

Rain on our parade? Not a chance! Well, perhaps.... But we won’t let that stop our fun! 30 years into Southern Decadence in New Orleans, and we are still dancing in the streets to celebrate the glory and wonderment of it all. People from all over the world gathered to rejoice for Southern Decadence. Want to see the greatest party of 2011? Check out the pics here!

An anti-gay New Orleans pastor who has made a name for himself locally by assailing gay events with bullhorn denunicantions was caught with his pants down near a childrens’ park.

Jonathan Bray, one of the organizers of Southern Decadence, a celebration that has become known as the gay Mardi Gras, spent his time this week getting ready for the big party and watching weather reports.