More Metairie Parades ... Follow link for parade details. Corps de Napoleon Parade Parade City: Metairie (Jefferson Parish) Map It Parade Date: February 2, 2008 Description: Parade Time is 6:30 pm. The Corps de Napoleon was established in 1980 to give Jefferson Parish an excitingly different approach to Mardi Gras. From its inception, the Corps de Napoleons goal has been to honor the French heritage of New Orleans and the surrounding parishes. Unlike other organizations who chose Greek or Roman mythological figures as their namesakes, the Corps de Napoleon instead looked to France for its roots and selected Napoleon, Frances greatest hero. www.napoleonparade.com