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Badger on more than one occasion led the New Orleans [[Mardi Gras]] procession of the Krewe of Rex in his capacity as police superintendent. In one appearance, some in the crowd lampooned him as a "sleuthing bloodhound with a large protruding nose."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXYUCz-PjCAC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=ALGERNON+SIDNEY+BADGER&source=bl&ots=nfKmlHlIh7&sig=KrFWAWCN79svvMWFb98mm6rRRYE&hl=en&ei=lEBPTbHQCInYgQfl--TeDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&sqi=2&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=ALGERNON%20SIDNEY%20BADGER&f=false|title= New Orleans after the Civil War: Race, Politics, and a New Birth of Freedom|author=Justin A. Nystrom |publisher=[[Johns Hopkins University]] Press, [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]|date=2010|pages= 135–136 |isbn= 978-0-8018-9434-3}}</ref>
Badger on more than one occasion led the New Orleans [[Mardi Gras]] procession of the Krewe of Rex in his capacity as police superintendent. In one appearance, some in the crowd lampooned him as a "sleuthing bloodhound with a large protruding nose."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXYUCz-PjCAC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=ALGERNON+SIDNEY+BADGER&source=bl&ots=nfKmlHlIh7&sig=KrFWAWCN79svvMWFb98mm6rRRYE&hl=en&ei=lEBPTbHQCInYgQfl--TeDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&sqi=2&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=ALGERNON%20SIDNEY%20BADGER&f=false|title= New Orleans after the Civil War: Race, Politics, and a New Birth of Freedom|author=Justin A. Nystrom |publisher=[[Johns Hopkins University]] Press, [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]|date=2010|pages= 135–136 |isbn= 978-0-8018-9434-3}}</ref>
Like many men of his time, Badger joined many fraternal organizations: he was a member and officer of the [[Grand Army of the Republic]] veterans organization. He was a grand commander of Knights Templar and a member of the Masonic lodge. He was an [[Episcopalian]]. Badger died in New Orleans and is interred there at Metairie Cemetery.<ref name=lahist/><ref>"Badger, A.S., ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography.''</ref>
Like many men of his time, Badger joined many fraternal organizations: he was a member and officer of the Grand Army of the Republic Union veterans organization. He was a grand commander of Knights Templar and a member of the Masonic lodge. He was an [[Episcopalian]]. Badger died in New Orleans and is interred there at Metairie Cemetery.<ref name=lahist/><ref>"Badger, A.S., ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography.''</ref>
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