Ed Orgeron wasn't on the Uptown parade route physically on Friday night. But his presence was felt in New Orleans via the latest Krewe d'Etat parade. 

Orgeron and LSU football's national championship win was immortalized in a new parade float from the krewe. d'Etat also rolled out its usual brand of political satire across its other 23 floats. 

You can view the best photos from the parade in the gallery below. 

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A Cajun Mardi Gras LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron float rolls in the Krewe d'Etat parade on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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A Cajun Mardi Gras LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron float rolls in the Krewe d'Etat parade on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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A parade-goer asks for beads with an LSU quarterback Joe Burrow cutout as the Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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The Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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The Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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The Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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Dictator Richard XXIV waves a scepter as the Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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The Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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The Dictator's Swingin' Epsteins dance in the Krewe d'Etat parade on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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The Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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Lamar University marches in the Krewe d'Etat parade on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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The Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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The Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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The Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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The Krewe d'Etat parade rolls on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. The satirical parade rolled with 24 floats behind Hermes.

STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
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