2026 Acadiana Mardi Gras

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

2026Mardi Gras

Pa rticipating K rewes

Krewe d’Amusement

Kreweo fApollo

Krewed ’A rgent

Kreweo fAtt aka p as

Kreweo fAugus tu s

Krewe de sB on Amis

Kreweo fB ona pa rte

Kreweo fC amelot

Krewe of Gabr iel

Krewe de sJunes Amis

Krewe of Ka re ncro

Kreweo fO beron

Kreweo fO lymp us

Krewe of Rendezvous

Krewe de St. Ma rtin

Kreweo fTrit on Orde ro ft he Troubadour s

Krewe of Ve rs ailles

Kreweo fVict oria

Krewe of Xanadu

The GreaterSouthwest Louisiana MardiGrasAssociation (“GSW”) has organizedsafeand familyfriendly MardiGrasparades in Lafayettefor 92 years, since 1934. Todayover20Krewesare recognized under the GSW“umbrella.” The GreaterSouthwest Louisiana MardiGrasAssociation serves as aliaison between agencies of the LafayetteConsolidatedGovernment,the Lafayette Sheriff’sDepartment, and other public bodies andall Krewes thatare under the GSLMGA umbrella in coordinating their needs

The Association not only coordinatesand stagesthe parades, but presents theCity BallonMardi Gras night. The City Ball is open to thepublic with no admissionfee. TheAssociation alsoproduces and coordinates Le Festival de Mardi Gras aLafayette at Cajun Fieldwith carnival rides andgames,awide varietyoflivemusic, great Cajun food. The parades roll rightthrough thefestival site so everyone canenjoy allMardi Gras has to offeratone convenientlocation.

The Greater SouthwestLouisiana MardiGrasAssociation was established to foster, promoteand coordinateLafayette’sMardi Gras celebration. The Association is not aKrewe,but is aboardof volunteerswho produceand coordinate theCity Balland Parades,including securing floats,hiringmarchingbands, purchasing insurance, andworkingwith area governmental agencies. The Association also produces the“Le Festival de Mardi Gras a’ Lafayette” at Cajun Field.

Thecosts of MardiGras–the biggest free party in Lafayette-are borne by thevarious Krewes andtheirmembers, and by the Greater Southwest LouisianaMardi Gras Association. Thefestival is for 5days starting Friday evening thru to Tuesday.

Chris Pa ul Vi llemarette

Pr esid en to fG re ate rS outhwe st Louisiana

Ma rd iG ra sA sso cia ti on

K KING

King Gabriel LXXX VII

Jo hn We sley Borde lon

Gabriel LXXXVII, John WesleyBordelon, is theson of the late Mr.Vernon Paul Bordelon and Mrs. Frances Neece BordelonofMetairie, Louisiana.

Mr.Bordelon is married to theformerSuzanne PamelaGreen, daughter of thelate Mr.and Mrs. RobertLee Green, Jr.ofRiver Ridge, Louisiana King Gabriel and his wife Suzanne have threedaughtersand six grandchildren. OliviaBordelon Michel and her husband Stephen Charles Michelare the parents of Joseph LeeMicheland Mary Frances Michel; Molly Bordelon Stanfordand her husband Justin BrettStanford, arethe parents of Camden BrettStanford and Connor BordelonStanford; Kate Bordelon Judice and her husband Adam Michael Judice, arethe parents of John MichaelJudice and Marc RobertJudice.

Mr.Bordelon, a53-year residentofLafayette, graduatedfromEast Jefferson High School in Metairie, Louisiana in 1973. After beingofferednumerous football scholarships in Louisiana and Mississippi, Bordelonaccepteda football scholarship at the UniversityofSouthwestern Louisiana (USL),wherehewas a 4-year letterman. He fondly recalls the friendlinessofthe Lafayette people and the Cajunspiritand culture as thedecidingfactorsfor wantingtoattend and playfootball at USL. Bordelon and his teammateswereproud to have tied thebestrecordinUSL historyin1976. He graduatedfromUSL in 1977 with a degree in BusinessAdministration and Accounting.Due to the wonderfuland welcoming friendships developedinLafayette while in college,the Bordelon’s decided to makeLafayette their permanenthome.

Upon John’sgraduation, he beganhis career workingasa Medicare Examiner with the affiliate provider Blue Cross. He heldthis position for threeyearsbeforeventuring out to enhance his experienceinaccounting.He accepted the position of Controller at Home Savings and Loan in February of 1981. Bordelon helped manageHome Savings throughthe turbulentfinancial

times during the 80’s. He served as Managing Officer from December of 1989 to January of 1993 when he became Presidentand CEOofHomeBank. During the 45 yearsBordelon has led Home Bank, thecompanyhas grownfrom$110 million to over $3.5 Billion in assets,growing from twobranches in Lafayette to 43 branches throughout south Louisiana,Mississippi, and Texas. Under Bordelon’sleadership,the companywentpublic in October of 2008,the same daythe TARP Bill wassigned into law. The bank currently ranksasthe 380th largest bank in the United States. Although therewereonly 18 employees when John began his banking career at Home Bank in 1981,the bank todayemploys almost500 people today. Home Bank is the only remaining bank headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Over the last 50 years, Mr.Bordelon has tried to focusongiving back to the communityheand his wife aresovery proudtobepartof. He served on the Board of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and also served as Chairman. He wasnamed to the Board of Directorsfor theCommunity Foundation of Acadiana,and the UniversityofLouisianaAlumniAssociation whereheserved as Chairmanin2008.Heserved as Chairmanofthe CommunityBankers of Louisianain2008 beforeitmergedwiththe Louisiana BankersAssociation in 2010. Bordelon has also served on the Boards of SouthwestMedical Center, United WayofAcadiana,Louisiana Open, AscensionDay School,Women’sand Children’sHospital, St.Thomas More AthleticSupporters,and the University of LouisianaAthletic Advisory Committee. He wasthe Co-Founder and thefirst Chairman of the RaginCajun Athletic Foundation (RCAF).

Bordelon washonored with the 2021 Outstanding AlumniAward by the UniversityofLouisiana. He wasalsohighlightedatlastyear ’s Universityof Louisiana Spring Gala as the event’shonoree, and he currently serves on the Boardofthe UL Foundation. Bordelon not onlyserves as Presidentand CEOof Home Bank, butin2020 wasnamed Chairman of theBoard.Heand hiswifeare membersofAsburyMethodist Church.

Bordelon andhis family have enjoyedbeing involved in LafayetteMardi Gras foroverfourdecades.Bordelon and hiswifeSuzanne’sfirstinvolvement wasjoining the KreweofBonaparte in 1979. Bordelon waslater aRoyal Duke to King Napoleon Bonaparte XXV. He joined theKrewe of Gabriel in 1996and wasaRoyal Duke to Gabriel LXVI.Hewas honoredasa Dukebythe Kreweof Attakapas in 2016. Bordelon representedthe KreweofXanadu as King Xanadu XXV. He served on the BoardofGreater Southwest LouisianaMardi Gras Association fortwo decades andserved as chairman in 2014.All theKing ’s daughtersweredebutants and RoyalMaids of theKrewe of Gabriel.The King ’s oldest daughter, Olivia, wasa RoyalMaid to Queen EvangelineLXVI. Hisseconddaughter, Molly,was RoyalMaid to Queen EvangelineLXVIII. His youngest daughter,Kate, wasHonor Maid to Queen Evangeline LXXI.All three daughters of the King were Maids in Les Brigands de Lafitte.

Serving as RoyalPages to his majestyare Master Joseph Lee Michel and Master Camden BrettStanford, both grandsons of hisMajesty.Joseph is theson of Mr.and Mrs. Stephen CharlesMichel and is in the4th grade at St.Aloysius CatholicSchool in BatonRouge.Camden is theson of Dr.and Dr.JustinBrett Stanford.Camden is in kindergarten at AscensionEpiscopal DaySchool. MardiGrasholds aspecialplace in the hearts of so many families in Acadiana.Likewise, it has always been an important celebration in the Bordelon Family.Itisa tremendous honor to be chosen as King Gabriel LXXXVII, (87), King of Carnival!Itisaprivilegetorepresentthe Greater Southwest Louisiana MardiGrasAssociationand allits affiliatedKrewes. We pray foroutstanding weather forthis MardiGrassothatthe streetswill be lined with families looking to enjoythe festivities.

Laissezles Bon Temps Rouler!

QQUE EN Kreweof Gabriel

HerMajestyiscurrently aFreshman at Louisiana StateUniversitymajoring in Business Administration with planstoattend LawSchool. Sheisa member of KappaKappa Gamma Sorority. Lily embraces alifelong love of MardiGras andCarnivalseason. In 2024, she wasa Debutanteinthe KreweofGabriel Fall Presentation. She wasalsopresented as aMaid in Les Brigands de Lafitte in 2025. Lily is honored andhumbled to gracethe courtTuesdaynightasEvangeline LXXXVII.

EQu een Evangeline LXXX VII

Lily Cla ireH ut chiso n

vangeline the LXXXVII, QueenofCarnival, Lily Claire Hutchison, will reign over the 2026 MardiGrasfestivities in Lafayette, Louisiana. She is thedaughterofMr. and Mrs. Scott Larcade Hutchison. Mrs. HutchisonistheformerAngelaRachelleBarry Lily is the sister of Kate Barry Hutchison, John HayesHutchison and Hayden ScottHutchison. HerMajesty is thegranddaughterofthe late Mr.Arthur “Art” Frank Barry,junior, and Mrs. Marlene Barry.Mrs.Barry is theformer Marlene ClaireJohn. Herpaternal grandparents areMr. and Mrs. James Michael Hutchison, senior.Mrs.Hutchison is the former Claudia Delphine Daigre

AnativeofLafayette, Louisiana,Queen Evangeline attended Cathedral-Carmel Schooland St.Thomas More Catholic HighSchool,whereshe graduated with Scholar Honorsin2025. At St.ThomasMore, she wasa four-year member ofSTM Cheer representing her school forthree yearsonthe national levelasa member of the Cougar Competition team.She served as Spirit Coordinatorof the Competition team her Senior year andwas awarded thedistinction of UCA All- American Cheerleader at UCAcheercampatthe UniversityofAlabama Shewas aUCA National Finalist in Orlando all threeyears. Lily wasa four-year member of Campus Ministryserving on both the Light and Questretreatteams, and as aSeniorMentortoFreshmen as an Ignite Bible Study Leader.She served onamission trip to PuertoRicoher Senioryear,and wasavolunteer forthe Hopefest Music Festival her Junior year.Lily alsoparticipatedinmanyother activities such as French Club, StudentAmbassadors,CougarCompanions and Cougarsfor Life. Lily wasanavid tumblerthroughoutschool,participatingin bothcompetitivetumbling andrecreational tumbling foracombined 14 years. Shecompeted at both the state and regionallevels earninggoldatboth levels Lily is amember of St.Mary Motherof the ChurchParish.

The Queen’sfamily has along history of involvementinMardi Gras festivities which spansfourgenerations.Her mother,AngelaBarry Hutchison, wasa Debutanteinthe KreweofGabriel Fall Presentation in1994. Shewas presented as aMaidinLes Brigands de Lafitte in 1995, andasa RoyalMaid to Queen Evangeline the LVII in 1996. HerMardi Gras activities began as achildasa member of TheChildren’sCarnivalKrewe.Her father,Scott Hutchison, hasbeen amember of the KreweofGabriel and afloatrider in theKing ’s Parade on MardiGrasDay since2003.His MardiGrasactivitiesbegan in TheOrder of theTroubadours as achild. Lily ’s brother,Hayden ScottHutchison, wasa RoyalPagetoQueen Evangeline LXXVIIin2016. Herpaternal grandfather,James Hutchison, senior,has been amember andfloatrider in the KreweofGabriel since 1975. He served as aRoyal DuketoKingGabriel LXXVIIin2016, and he also reigned as King of the MysticKrewe of Louisianians in Washington, D.Cin1997.Her maternalgrandfather,ArthurBarry,junior,became amember of theKrewe of Gabriel in 1979. He served as RoyalDuketoKingGabriel XLVin1984, and enjoyedthe merrimentofMardi Gras as afloatrider formanyyears. Herpaternalgreat-grandfather,John BertrandHutchison, wasa member of theKrewe of Gabriel and a member of The Order of the Troubadours. He reigned as King Richard Coeurde Lion IX in 1953.Her maternalgreat-grandfather,ArthurFrank Barry,senior,was honored as aRoyal DuketoKingGabriel XIX in 1958,and served as Commodore of the Krewein1966. Arthurreigned as King RichardCoeur de Lion XI in 1955. Lily ’s maternal uncle,ArthurFrank Barry III, wasa RoyalPagetoHis Majesty King Gabriel XLVI in 1985.Her maternal aunt,Michelle Hutchison Killeen, was aRoyal Maid to Queen Evangeline XLVIIin1986. Michellereigned as Queen BerengariaXXXIII of The Order of the Troubadours in 1985.Lily ’s maternal great-aunt, Lynda Lee Barry, alsoreignedasQueen Berengaria XVIin1960, and Queen of Les BrigandsdeLafittein1958. Hercousin, ClaudiaKilleen Mixon, wasa RoyalMaidtoQueen Evangeline LXXVII in 2016. Heruncle, Patrick Sean Killeen wasa RoyalDuketoKingGabriel LXVII in 2006.Her cousin, Mary Hutchison Richard, reignedasQueen Evangeline Lin1989.

Attending the Queen this MardiGrasseasonare her RoyalPages,Master William PatrickRaderand Master BenjaminGriffin Detraz.MasterRader is the sonofMr. and Mrs. Neil PatrickRaderand attends Cathedral-Carmel School. Mrs. Rader is the formerRebecca Daigre Curry. Master Detraz is theson of Mr and Mrs. Drew Christian Detraz and attends AscensionEpiscopal School.Mrs. Detraz is the formerCaroline ChristineBordelon. TheRoyal Jester is Miss Katherine Elizabeth Chachere. MissChachereisthe daughterofMr. and Mrs. John Michael Chachere,and attends St.Thomas More Catholic High School. Mrs. Chachere is the formerKelli Katherine Weaver.

Lily is humbled and delighted to reignasEvangelinethe LXXXVII, Queen of Carnival2026.She extends warm greetingstoall in Acadiana and wishes everyone asafeand joyous MardiGrascelebration.

Brenlyn KayBouligny,daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Joseph DanielBouligny,junior,attends Louisiana StateUniversity

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ROYALMAIDS to the COURT

Grace Mason Hebert,daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Ryan ThomasHebert, attendsLouisiana StateUniversity

Anna Elise Polozola,daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Kyle PatrickPolozola, attendsthe Catholic UniversityofAmerica

Sophie Rebecca Guidry,daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Jason MichaelG uidry,attends Louisiana StateUniversity

Camille Marie Ge o ffroy ,daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Gregory Paul Geoffroy, attendsthe UniversityofMississippi

Ell aG ra ce Earle s ,daughterofMr. and Mrs. DerrickGlenn Earles,attends Louisiana StateUniversity

Lilli an Angelle Rader ,daughter of Dr.Allison Raderand Mr.Norris PerryRaderIII, attendsthe UniversityofAlabama

Ho no rD uke, Mr.Adam Michael Ju di ce is marriedtothe fo rme rKateM cCorm ic kB ordelon

Mr.C ha rl es Wi lliam Mi ciotto is marriedtothe fo rme rC rys ta lA nne Zane

ROYALDUKES to the COURT

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Honor Duke, Mr.B ra ndon Ch arles Trahan is marriedtothe fo rme rAimeeC la ired eG ra velle

Mr.R ob ert Wi lton Po tier is marriedtothe fo rme rJ ulia Ca ro line So nnie r

Mr.C ameron Ch arles Ch ap pu is is marriedtothe fo rm er Amy El izabe th Jo hnson

Mr.B rian Jo seph Blan cha rd is marriedtothe fo rm er Step hanie Sy nsatay akul

Mr.S cottT yler Dom in gu e is marriedtothe fo rme rC rys ta lA nne tteG reen e

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ROYALDUKES to the COURT

Mr.K yle Patrick Po lozola is marriedtothe fo rme rH el en Anne Chac he re

Mr.D erric kG lenn Earles is marriedtothe fo rme rA my RebeccaL em oi ne

Mr.Jason Michael Guidr y is marri ed to th eforme rL orrai ne Rebecca Le maire

Mr.Nor ris Pe rry Rader III is marri ed to th eforme rA lli so nM ari eZ au nbrec he r

Dr. E. Joseph Savoie served as presidentofthe UniversityofLouisiana at Lafayettefrom2008 until2025, leading the Universitythrough aperiodofremarkable growth and success. On Aug. 1, 2025, he transitioned to presidentemeritus.

A proud UL Lafayettealumnus, Dr.Savoieearned hisbachelor ’s andmaster ’s degrees from the University and latercompleted his doctorateineducational leadershipand administration at Columbia University’sTeacher ’s CollegeinNew York.

Dr.Savoie’spresidency wasmarked by significantadvancements in academic excellence, campus infrastructure, research capabilities,and communityengagement. In 2021,the University earned the prestigiousCarnegieR1classification, placingitamong the top3%ofresearchinstitutionsinthe nation. Under Dr.Savoie’sleadership,the Universitysurpassed$250million in externallyfunded research forthe first time, launched the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in itshistory, implementeda master plan forcampusgrowth, introduced newundergraduate and graduate degree programs,and opened its Health Sciences Campus.

He alsooversaw significantenhancements to campus, includingthe expansionand renovation of academicbuildings, research centers, housing, athleticsfacilities,and theconstruction of amodern and more engaging StudentUnion.

Atirelessadvocatefor highereducation, Dr.Savoieheld numerous leadership roles at the state and national levels.Heserved in the cabinetsofthree governors. He wasLouisiana’scommissioner of higher education for12yearsand championed accessibilityand affordabilityfor students.

Prior to his presidency,heserved his alma materasvice presidentfor University Advancement, executivedirectorofthe Alumni Association, program director forthe Union Program Council, studentgovernmentadvisor andadjunct assistantprofessor.

Dr. Savoie wasmarried to the late Gail Heinbach Savoie, a1977 graduate of theCollegeofEducation &Human Development. Ateacher andaccomplishedartist, Mrs. Savoie wasaproud ambassador for heralma mater. The Savoies have twochildren, Blaire and Adam,and agranddaughter, Addison Marie.

KatherineElizabeth Chachereishonored to serveasthe 2026 RoyalCourt Jester forthe GreaterSouthwest MardiGrasAssociation. She is thedaughterofMr. and Mrs. John Michael Chachere, Jr

Katherine is agraduateofCathedral-Carmel School and is currently asophomore at St.Thomas MoreCatholicHighSchool. She serves as aStudentCouncil ClassRepresentative,anSTM Ambassador,and an STMCheerleader.Katherineisinvolved in Campus Ministry,Cougars forLife, Cougar Companions,and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.She has earned placementonthe Silver AcademicHonor Roll and wasselectedtorepresentthe sophomoreclass on Cougar Court.

Katherine enjoys participating in STM’sfaith-basedopportunities,including Campus Ministry retreats, the PuertoRico MissionTrip, and Marchfor Life in Washington, D.C. Shehas also dedicated hertimetocommunityvolunteer service with St.JosephDiner,Second HarvestFood Bank, TheHub, and MilesPerret Cancer Services

Katherine looksforwardtosharinga memorableand joyous MardiGrasseason withthe Acadiana community.

Camden BrettS tan ford ,s on of Dr.M ol ly and Dr.J us ti nB re tt Stanford

Jo seph Lee Mich el ,s on of Mr.a nd Mrs. Step he nC harlesM ic hel

B enj a min Gri ffin Detraz ,s on of Mr.a nd Mrs. Drew Chr is ti an De traz

William Patrick Radar ,s on of Mr.a nd Mrs. Ne il Patr ic kR adar

History of the Carnival

The story of Mardi Gras & Lafayette’s Mardi Gras celebrations. There are many theories concerning the origin of Mardi Gras. However, it is generally accepted that the observance of Mardi Gras (also known as Carnival) arises from the desire to have a good time before fasting - to eat, drink and be merry - before beginning the period of fasting during Lent.

The term “Carnival” is derived from the phrase “carne vale”, which translates to “farewell to flesh”. Fasting is an old custom and during the Middle Ages it was a very serious matter. The consumption of meat, eggs and milk were forbidden during Lent by both ecclesiastical and statute law. Even as late as 1560, laws were passed punishing butchers for slaughtering animals during the Lenten season.

Throughout the eighteenth century, the festival of carnival was celebrated across the world, Russia, Africa, India, Persia, England, and throughout the European continent. During this period, the carnival in France was encouraged and sponsored by the French kings. The French Revolution ended the French celebration of carnival. However, early in the nineteenth century the celebration was reinstated by Napoleon with all of its’ former revelry. It is thought that during this time, students from New Orleans, who were attending school in Paris, witness these grand celebrations and brought the idea the celebration of carnival back to New Orleans, and eventually to Acadiana.

The first Mardi Gras celebrations in Acadiana were very primitive. The women made costumes for their men to “Courir de Mardi Gras”

(literally translated “Fat Tuesday run”). On Mardi Gras day, these masked men would go from farm to farm knocking on doors, singing songs, dancing, and asking for chickens, rice, and whatever was necessary to make a gumbo. The Captain led the group of maskers and there was much merriment and clowning. They were usually followed by musicians in wagons which also carried the hens and gumbo ingredients they had collected along the way.

The culmination was when everyone returned to their starting point and the women made a gumbo with the ingredients. This unique celebration is still going on in the many rural communities of Louisiana, including Mamou and Eunice. Large numbers of tourists from all over the United States and the world come to “Cajun Country” come to participate in the annual “Courir de Mardi Gras” festivities.

The first recorded celebration of Mardi Gras in Lafayette was on February 14, 1869 when according to the local newspaper “. . .Clement’s band provided the music in the courthouse. . . “. But the first city wide all future Lafayette Mardi Gras celebrations. The first King was Judge George Armand “Bedon” (High Hat) Martin, known as a “ . . .raconteur, dentist, planter, solon, and genial gentlemen.”

Judge Martin reigned as King Attakapas, and on March 2, 1897, he roared into Lafayette on a Southern Pacific locomotive that had been transformed into his royal throne. All future Kings arrived in Lafayette in the same grand manner until 1961, when Herbert Abdalla (the 22nd King Gabriel) used the train for the last time. Judge Martin’s Queen

Kreweof Krewe o Troubadours

Troubadours Celebrates 73 Years

T73 YEARS

he Order of the Troubadours ball was held February 7th in the Frem Boustany Ballroom of the Heymann Performing Arts and Convention Center. The title of the ball was “The Court of Phillip of France, the Wines of the Aquitaine ”

Reigning overthe gala were King RichardCoeur de Lion LXXIII, Eric Abbas Movassaghi and Queen Berengaria of NavarreLXXIII, Emily Anne Broussard.

The royalcourtincluded SirKenneth Of Huntington, RoyalKnightofthe CouchantLeopard,Richard Bradley Herrmann and Lady Edith Plantagenet of Aquitaine, Juliet Elizabeth Cieslak

Special Characterstothe Court, representing Ceres, Goddessofthe Harvest,IsabellaMaria Pecoraroand Grand DuchessMargueriteofFrance, Mamie Elizabeth Searcy.

RoyalMaids and Dukes were Ella Elizabeth Costello, TimothyJames Costello,SydneyAddison Dyson, Harry Rothman Dyson, Margaret Allene Morvant, John Pierce Morvant, Lauren AshleyQuoyeser, John Camille Quoyeser, Emily Rose Davisand James Austin Martin II.

Junior Attendants were Emma ClaireKeaty,Grant George Gerdes, OliviaMichelle Coffelt,BrooksWayne Martin, Kate Frances Wood,James St.Paul Keaty II, Emilia Grace Coffelt, Tanner Hays Newman, Elizabeth Grace Quoyeserand John BenjaminLukeIV.

King, Queen and RoyalAttendants

KingRichardCoeur de Lion, 73rdKing of theTroubadours – Eric Abbas Movassaghi

QueenBerengaria of Navarre – EmilyAnneBroussard

RoyalAttendants - AmeliaMarie

SirKenneth, Lady Edith, andRoyal Attendants

SirKennethofHuntington: RichardBradleyHerrmann Lady EdithPlantagenet of Aquitaine: Juliet Elizabeth Cieslak

RoyalAttendants: Carter JamesSmith , ColinIngramKennedy, Lauren EliseWood, Estelle Elisabeth Matt

“The Art of the Vine” – HerG race Sydney Addisonofthe House of Dyson RoyalDuke – Harry Rothman Dyson

Kreweof Troubadours

TeenageDancers

Toprow:LondonElizabeth Schacht, ChaneyFrances Joseph ,Ruby KathrynG uillory, Isabella Jane Dyson

Middle row: Abigail MarieAdams, Cecile Katherine Anselmo,MichaelAlexander Krysewski, Catherine ClaireLaCour, Mae Evelyn Keaty

Front row: Azalie Rose Crain, Addison ReneeD elhomme, William Mark Ellis, Christopher Todd Lee, Jr., LilliaRoseMosser, Mary-Paige Rae Shuman

NotPictured:Elizabeth Frances Pourghaed, Railey Landry Robinson

“Cabernet Sauvignon” – HerG race Margaret Allene of theHouse of Morvant Royal Duke – John Pierce Morvant

Junior Attendants

Toprow:Tanner Hays Newman , JamesSt. Paul KeatyII, Grant George Gerdes, Brooks Wayne Martin

Frontrow:Emilia GraceCoffelt, Emma ClaireKeaty, Olivia Michelle Coffelt, Kate Frances Wood

Elizabeth GraceQ uoyeser

myNot Pictured:JohnBenjamin Luke IV

Kreweof Apollo

The Mystic KreweofApollo de Lafayettepresented its Forty-Ninth Annual MardiGrasBal Masque on Saturday, January 31, 2026 in the LafayetteCajundome Convention Center Approximately 2,100 spectators attended this year ’s Bal Masque as invited guestsof the Captain, Royaltyand the Krewe’s90 members.

ANightatthe Museum wasthe theme of Bal Masque XLIX.Elaborate costumes were presentedbyvarious krewe members. The costumes representedvarious worldwide museums and the contentscontainedtherein, all with the standardApollo flair.The National Anthem wasperformed livebyDextaci, the ForeverMissGay America2022, and the presentation of colors wasprovided by MasterSergeant Angelle Fedeli, Master SeargeantJacob Sigue, Master SergeantReagan Wilkersonand Staff SeargeantAaron Mandeville.The crest of the Mystic KreweofApollode Lafayettewas presentedfor the 49th time. Mr.Apollo de Lafayette, Kadarius Black, waspresented, along withMiss National Apollo,Sy’Ria Synclaire, from Apollo de Lafayette, and Mr.National Apollo,Mr. Razr,fromApollo de Baton Rouge.

At the sound of the Captain’swhistle, Bal Masque XLIX,was kicked off with atributetoPaisleyPark, the home and studio museum of the legendary Prince. Seventeen krewemembers kicked off the nightwith aproduction number to “Let’sGo Crazy ”.

Reigning royalty, King Apollo de Lafayette XLVIII, Jared Eubanks, and Queen Apollo de Lafayette XLVIII,WillThiele, majestic rulersofInventions from 2025 madetheir regal entrance. Returning royaltyworetheir originaloutfitsmade of rust dupioni silk withhand beaded copper, brown, orange and gold original appliqués.Their beautiful outfitswere accentedbytheir custom crowns,scepters and backpieces createdfor their reign.

Next,Cameryn Nezatgraciously filled in forthe Captain, DarrellFrugé, wearing the Captain’scostumerepresenting the“Museum of Natural History ”asthe African bush elephantwhich is displayedinthe museum’sRotunda.A large handmade elephantentered the stage with the body made into apropand the elephant headasanApollo style backpiece.

Laterduringthe evening, Bal Masque Co-Captain and KreweVice President, Ben Boudreaux,represented“The Grand Egyptian Museum”witha backpiece wearing King Tut’sBurial Mask. Oneofthe Bal Masque Lieutenants and Honor Court Members, Doug Taylor, representedthe “Park West Museum” with large scale replicasofpaintings by PeterMax. Our second Lieutenantand HonorCourt Member,Emmaneul Gumbs,representedthe “Lindt Home of Chocolate” museum with itssignaturechocolate fountain and lotsofglamour

Other Bal Masque Honor Court MembersKevin Doerr, also ourKrewe President, represented“TheWaltersArt Museum” with abackpiece containing alarge scale replica of the Gatchina Palace Fabergéegg;Jay Frost, represented the“Museum of The American Revolution” with various pieces created to paytributetoour history; Chad Terro, represented the “Voodoo Museum”asPapa Legba; Michael McIntosh, representing the “Liberace Museum”;Jason Guilbeau, representing “The Palace of Versailles”,Ted Viator, representing “The Museum of Archaeologyand Anthropology”;Brent Meche,representingthe “Neon Museum” from Las Vegas; and HL Cabral representedthe “Jon Waters Museum”asDivine.

One of our BoardMembers at Large,ChrisTerro, entertained the crowd as the“CountryMusicHall of Fame” withlivevocals of “Friends in LowPlaces” while the Apollo dancersline danced throughthe crowd andencouraged guests to singalong.Our second BoardMemberatLarge, Taylor Dizor,representedthe “Museum of Natural History” displaying The Hope Diamond Other members on Apollo’scourt representedvarious other museums, including Andrew Diaz as “Dia de Los Muertos Museum”; Seth Aymond as “Graceland”,Mark Melancon as “The BroadwayMuseum”completewith livevocals of amedleyofBroadwaytunes; AaronDufreneas“Ripley’s

BelieveItorNot;JacobMuffoletto as “The Poison Garden”; ShaneMenkiewicz as the“Museum of Death”; Sasha Black as “The NationalMuseumofWildlife Art”; Ross Doizéand AndreCarr representing the“Insectarium” withcostumes respectively displaying beetles and butterflies;Dailey Thibeaux as “SaveThe Arts”;and Cullen Gravouia as the “MuseumofCandy ”.

Thetableau endedwiththe arrival of theirmajesties,King and Queen Apollo XLIX, Rulersof“ANight at theMuseum” King Apollo XLIX, GrantMireisthe Imperial Rulerof Apollo’s“ANight at theMuseum”.The King wore aregal imported ice-blue satinShakespearean style outfit,covered in handbeaded silver,gold and blushappliquesand further embellishedwith crystal and aurorarhinestones with lavender accents.His beltedoutfit featured ahighcollar and flared waistcoat. His tailored pants,overcoatand vest all featured arhinestone lattice pattern, accentedwiththree dimensionalglassflowers. The King choseabove theknee ridingbootsdecoratedtomatchhis ensemble.

Queen Apollo XLIX, Karma Delour, wasthe Empressof Apollo’s“ANight at theMuseum”.The Queen’sdress wasa fittedbodicewitha flared hemline and had aunique, flowing overskirt of layers of imported ice-blue satin, embellished with arhinestonelattice pattern and accentedwiththree dimensionalglassflowers. Herappliqueswerealsohand beaded in tones of silver,gold and blushwithlavender accents.The Queen’sbodice washeavily encrusted with rhinestonetrims.

King andQueen Apollo XLIXworeregal backpieces representative of an antiqueFrench lattice wall paneldesign, surrounded by silver,blueand gold scrolls and further highlightedwithfloral designs.The massive collarswere distinguishedbytheir unique design encrustedwithaurora borealis rhinestones,backed withice blue ostrich plumes and flanked by lavender and palebluepheasantfeathers.

Their beautiful ice blue mantels repeated the rhinestone lattice design and trimmed with a gold and silver scrolled border

Both King and Queen wore custom crowns of crystal, aurora borealis, and colored stones They each carried unique scepters in gold settings designed to pair with their crowns. The costumes and backpieces were designed by Ted Viator Karen Guidry was the talented seamstress and Mike Perioux, also an Honor Court Member of the Mystic Krewe of Apollo de Lafayette, fabricated the backpieces

The exciting night ended as special guests of the Captain, King, Queen and Krewe were recognized. The party continued in the Convention Center as the Apollo Krewe and guests danced for hours, ending with all krewe members on stage for a “New York, New York,” tradition!

Director of the production was Rebecca Landry and the choreographer was Jade Landry Gauthreaux, both of Gerami Academy of Fine Arts Master of Ceremonies was John “JayCee” Falcon. The Officer and Board of Directors of the Krewe for the 2025-2026 year are: Captain, Darrell Frugé; President, Kevin Doerr; Vice President, Ben Boudreaux; Secretary, Sherman Bernard; Treasurer, Jared Eubanks; Historian, Shawn Pujol; and Board Members at Large, Chris

Terro and Taylor Dizor. Selected by the Captain, the CoCaptain was Ben Boudreaux, and the Lieutenants were Doug Taylor and Emmanuel Gumbs

The Mystic Krewe of Apollo de Lafayette would like to thank its patrons and sponsors, acknowledging Platinum Level Underwriters, The Lucky Law Firm and Unique Physique; Premium Krewe Underwriters – Tropical Smoothie, Avita Pharmacy, and Chase Dronet, DDS with Magnolia Family Dentistry; Krewe Underwriters – Tropical Smoothie (additional sponsorship), Adopted Dog Brewing, Deep South Productions, Piccione Law Firm, Chas Cummings Photography, Joel Cognevich & Eric Mealus, Serenity MedAesthetics, and UBreakIFix; Apollo Benefactors – Serenity MedAesthetics (additional sponsorship), Richaud Real Estate; and Friends of Apollo – Legends and Westline Event Center, Carl J. Rachal (Attorney at Law), Advanced Energy and VW Plus

The krewe would also like to thank all of their guests, Associate Krewes and friends for their continuous support, friendship and loyalty throughout the past 50 years. As always, your encouragement and Mardi Gras enthusiasm were the motivation for Bal

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In studio royalty photographs and on stage photographs are courtesy of Ahhee Photography.

To keep up with current events of the Mystic Krewe of Apollo de Lafayette, please visit our website, www.kreweofapollo.com, and like us on Facebook under The Mystic Krewe of Apollo de Lafayette

Save the date for our next annual Bal Masque, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, January 23, 2027 as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary!

We hope to see you there!

SaxonFisher Mosing

OnJanuary 3, 2026,the Children’s Carnival KreweofVersailles celebratedits 50th annual ball and 51st anniversary at Angelle Hall. King Louis RoideSoleilL,Saxon FisherMosing, sonofLindsey Mosing, andInfanta Queen Marie ThérèseL,Stella ClaireWalker,daughterofMichael and Kari Walker called forth their subjects forthis year ’s festivities as theyproudly presented“La Fete Cinquante -50YearsofVersaillesinthe Spotlight”

Past RoyaltyHenry Pierce Perret,KingLouis Roi de Soleil XLIX, and Shelby GraycePiasecki, Infanta Queen Marie ThérèseXLIX, honored the Kreweof Versailles with their royalpresence.Captain Beau Thomas Barrios,King Louis RoideSoleil XLVIII, andhis lovely Co-Captain,KatherineAnn Saloom, InfantaQueenMarie ThérèseXLVIIIassistedthe Royaltyand their subjects.The King’sMessenger wasCharles Henry Schilling, III.Royal Attendants were Cecilia Elizabeth McCormick, Nora Alaine Saad, William JayMcCormick and Major Baron Mosing. Gift Bearer wasEmmaKate Carbo.

Kreweof Versailles

Serving as membersofthe RoyalHonorCourt were Evelyn MarieCarbo,HarperNicole Miller, Douglas PreissPerret, John DiehlmannFonseca, Luke James Gagnard, andMax BenjaminWyble. Visitorstothe CourtwereLadyEleanor Taylor Fonseca, Lady AdiraSinead Farmer,LadyDanielle Anne Domingue, Lady Landry ClaireConde, Lord Emile O’Reilly LaBry,and LordElliot Joseph Daigle. The GeneralKrewe membersrepresented iconic characters, performers,and entertainmentstyles thathaveilluminatedthe spotlightthroughout the 50-yearhistoryofthe Children’s Carnival Kreweof Versailles.

The Children’sCarnival KreweofVersailles welcomed TaylorTrache as MistressofCeremonies. Entertainmentwas providedbythe RoyalCourt Jesters, Ella Bernard andRileyDaigle from Gerami AcademyofFine Arts,and King Gabriel’sMessenger, Sawyer Grey Mosing, madea specialappearance. A formal dinner anddanceatthe UL StudentUnion followedthis spectacular event.

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Kreweof Camelot

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The Kreweof Camelotcelebrated its 42nd annualball and pageanton Saturday,January 24, 2026,atthe Cajundome Convention Center Festival Ballroom.This year ’s theme was“Le Festival de Camelot”. It encompasses acelebration of everyone’sfavorite Louisiana Festivals. Camelot’straditionalstagedécor is reminiscentofKing Arthur ’s Castle, constructed with stonewall architectureand elaborate gold and silver drapery with burgundy accents. The KreweofCamelot’screst is always proudlyplaced center stageabove reigningroyalty

Camelot’sRoyal Monarchs inauguratedatthe annual eventwerethisyear ’s King Arthur XLII, Lonnie Coburn IV,son of Mr.and Mrs. Lonnie Coburn III. Queen Guinevere XLII, Zoie Lynn Brazell, daughter of Mr.Robert Brazell andMrs.Amy Brazell.Sir Lancelot du Lac 2026 is Max Nader Qaisieh, son of Mr.and Mrs. Nader Qaisieh.LadyElayne 2026isCharlotte Elise Chastant, daughter of Dr.and Mrs. BradleyChastantII.

Immediatelyfollowing the pageant, aRoyal Receptionisheld in honor of our royalty andKrewe.The evening will wrap up with adance party forour young Krewe membersand their guests.

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King ’s Attendant

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was Isure Mcdaniel, and the two royal figures and their royal courts reigned in magnificent oriental robes. King Martin led five other Royal chariots in a grand parade. Following the first Mardi Gras parade, a Grand Ball was held in the Courthouse. The older residents of Lafayette claim this was the finest ever seen.

It was not until 1926 that another city-wide Mardi Gras celebration was recorded. Court Immaculta of the Catholic Daughters of America inaugurated the first children’s carnival, the Krewe of Oberon, which still exists today. In 1927, the first Lafayette High School Carnival was held and the American Legion held their first Mardi Gras parade. Louis A. Broussard made the floats for this parade using over 40 yards of gold satin for the Royal Chariot.

In 1933, planning for an annual city-wide celebration was started by Stanley Martin, Post No. 69 of the American Legion in Lafayette. In 1934, a city-wide carnival celebration became reality under the leadership of Post members Gaston Hebert, Stanley Martin and Laurent Comeaux, who joined with various civic leaders of Lafayette, including Maurice Heymann and Paul Krauss. The group invited representatives from all the civic organizations to a meeting where the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association was formed. Gaston Hebert was elected President of the Association in 1934 and served as such until 1940. Many credit Maurice Heymann as being the “father of Lafayette’s Mardi Gras” because he underwrote the group’s activities many times until it and was on its financial feet.

During these formative years local teacher Lucille Griffin started the Lafayette High Carnival Ball and help to organize the traditions of Lafayette’s Mardi Gras. The first costumes were designed by another teacher at the High School, Miss Inez Neyland. In those days, the floats were pulled by mules and the night parades were lighted by men carrying burning torches. Mardi Gras in Lafayette

thrived from 1934 through 1941.

All festivities were suspended from 1942 through 1947 due to World War II. In 1948, the celebration was revived and has been held continuously, with the exception of 1951 (Korean Conflict).

In 1949 the Krewe of Gabriel was formed to assist the Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association. The Krewe was the idea of Dr. James Comeaux, who reigned as King Gabriel in 1950, to serve as an “organization within an organization” and to help Greater Southwest promote Mardi Gras on a larger scale.

The first Commodore of the Krewe of Gabriel was F.K. Dowty. Albert Miller was First Mate, John Edward Broussard, Second Mate, Robbie Castille, Purser, H.J. Lagroue, Secretary. Directors included Herbert Abdalla, Dr. James Comeaux, Henry Heymann, Frank Myers and Dr. Edgar Breaux.

The City’s Carnival rulers were officially named King Gabriel and Queen Evangeline in 1934 upon a suggestion by Miss Edith Garland Dupre. Those names symbolize the Acadian sweethearts who were separated during their exile from Nova Scotia and were immortalized in the Longfellow poem “Evangeline”. George Gardiner of Lafayette was the first King Gabriel and Mabel Broussard of Eunice was the first Queen Evangeline.

In 1958, the Lafayette Mardi Gras Association was created. Their monarchs are King Toussaint O’Overture and Queen Simone Signoret. Unlike some other krewes, Lafayette Mardi Gras’ court and pageants are not limited to members of the Krewe. They hold a grand parade on Mardi Gras day and are well known for outstanding bands and elaborate floats in their parade.

Throughout the years a number of private carnival krewes have been formed. They hold private formal balls and select their own kings and queens. Most of the krewes have elaborate floats and participate in one of Lafayette’s Mardi Gras parades.

The Kr e w eo fA tta ka pa s

KingLacassine LVII,Noble Chieftainof the Attakapas Samuel RileyMoss, DDS and Queen KarakondyeLVII

The KreweofAttakapas,Lafayette’s first mystic women’sCarnival krewe, celebratedits 57th annual carnival ball, “TheTribalPow Wow,” on Saturday evening, January 24,2026,atthe Frem Boustany Convention Center.Led by Cahoula,Captain of the Krewe, memberspreparedguests foran unforgettablenightofcelebration, highlightedby entertainmentfromtheir muse, Laughing Water- affectionately known as “Tootsiethe Turtle” -and guided by the Wise Owl, reveredelder of the tribe.

Reigning overthe festivities were Queen KarakondyeLVII andKingLacassine LVII, Noble Chieftain of the Attakapas,Samuel RileyMoss, DDS.

Dr.MossisalifelongresidentofLafayette,wherehebegan hiseducation at L.J. Allemanand graduatedfromLafayette High School.Heearned aBachelorofScience in ZoologyfromLouisiana State Universityand laterreceived his Doctor of DentalSurgery degree from the LSU School of Dentistry.

He began his career in general dentistry in ChurchPoint beforereturning to Lafayette, wherehehas practiced for45years. Dr.Mossismarried to theformer Michelle Mendoza and is the proudfather of three daughters: Dorothy (Greg )Roberts, Dr.Samantha (Thomas) Alston, and Margaret Michal Moss.Together,theyare blessed with six grandchildren.

Deeply committedtoservice, Dr.Mossisactiveinthe community as amember of theKrewe of Gabriel (Royal Duke2000).Hepreviouslyserved as aDukefor theKrewe of Attakapas.Internationally, he has volunteered with Vision Ministries of America in Brazil,Mexico, and Guatemala,whereheand Michelle recentlyhelped establish a libraryinrural Palin. He also serves on the Staff-Parish RelationsCommittee at Asbury Methodist Church.

The Daughters of the Attakapas,eachrepresenting a“TribalPow Wow” maiden, welcomedsix NobleWarriors,Chieftains of the Attakapas:

·Dr. Blair Cooper Budden, dermatologist with Lafayette Dermatology and Cosmetic Center,marriedtoKatyJ.Budden, escorted by the Daughterofthe Attakapas representing aCherokee maiden.

·Mr. TimothyLawrence Ryan, partner with the lawfirm of Williams,Anderson, Ryan and Carroll, marriedtoAnne S. Ryan, escorted by theDaughter of theAttakapas representing aChickasawmaiden.

·Mr. Blair James Scrantz, with the Atchafalaya BasinLevee Board, married to Elizabeth F. Scrantz, escorted by the Daughterofthe Attakapasrepresenting an Apache maiden.

·Mr. PatrickFranklin Lewis,owner of SouthernAid Claims, married to Kathryn C. Lewis,escortedbythe Daughterofthe Attakapas representing aChoctawmaiden

·Mr. Michael Glover,owner of FixItNow LFT, married to Kathryn“Kate”Glover, escortedbythe Daughterofthe Attakapas representing an Iroquois maiden.

·Mr. Charles Texada Hightower, attorney at Stubbs andHightower, married to Mamie C. Hightower, escorted by the Daughterofthe Attakapasrepresenting a Kiowa maiden.

To capoffthe magical evening, membersand guests danced thenightawaytothe high-energy sounds of Bag of Donuts.

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Em il yA nn eB ro us sa rd is th e da ug ht er of Ma rk an dCar olyn Br ou ss ar da nd is as en ioratS t. Th om as Mo re Ca th ol ic Hi gh School.She is amemberofStudent Counci la nd theNat iona lHonor So ci et y, in vo lv ed in Ca mp us Mi ni st ry,s er ve da sa st ud en t at hlet ic trai ner, andpar ticipated as as tudenta mbas sa dor. Em ily serves as amentori nt he Options pr og ra m, an di sam em be ro f Cougar s4L ife.

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Kate Elis eDanner is thed au ghter of Dw ay ne an dE li se Da nn er andi sasen ioratH ig hl andPark Hi gh School ,Dal la s, TX .She is a four-yea rv ar sity lett er ma na nd cu rrentcapta in of theH ig hl and Pa rk La dy Scot sbasketbal ltea m. Herlea der sh ip andt alentont he cour th aveear nedher nu merous honors ,i nc ludi ng se le ct ions to th eA ll-S ta te ,A ll-R eg ion, an d All-District teams. Sheisa member of th eNat iona lHonor So ciet y, Ju nior Sy mphony Ba ll st eeri ng comm it te e, an dC lub7 2w here sheser ve sa sa noffic er.She wa s selected to be on thehomecom ing cour ther senior ye ar.K at eh as commit tedtoplaybasketballatthe Un iversity of Sa nDiego next fa ll

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So fia Is ab ella Elli ot t is thed au ghterof Bi ll andJoyce El liot ta nd is asen iorat St .Thoma sMoreCat holicHig hSchool. Sh ei sat hr ee -y ea rr ec ipie nt of th e Academic Excellence Award, completed allHonorsa nd AP coursework with a4.0 GPA. Shei sa member of theNat iona l HonorSociety andreceived theEng lish II IHonorsSubject Award, served four yearsonStudent Council—threeyea rs as acla ss representative andcur rent ly as ExecutiveBoard Secretar y. Sofia is afouryear Cougar Compet it ionCheerleader andi nCampusM in istr yser vi ng as an EncounterTea mL ea der,I gn it eBible StudyLeader, LightRetreat Leader,a nd a memberofHopefestCommittee.She was electedt oCou ga rCou rt in 2023 andto theHomecomingCourt in 2025.Sofiais in Cougarsfor Life,Couga rCompa nion, Be ta Club,C ou ga rA mb as sa dor, and French Club.She al so pa rt icipat ed in am is sion tr ip to Puer to Rico.

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JosieKeller Patin is thed au ghter of Ma rk an dJoLyn nP at in is a senior at St.Thoma sMoreCatholic Hi gh School .She is at hree -yea r member of theCompetition Cheer Squa da nd aone -yea rmemberof theSpi ritC he er Squa d. Sheh as been actively involved in Ca mpus Ministry forfouryea rs,ser ving as aleader in Ig nite BibleStudy,Light Re tr ea t, anda saQ ue st Le ader, an dh as at te nd ed 10 ,0 00 Fe et Retreati nColorado. Shehas also served as aS tudent Amba ssador fort hree yearsa nd is an en ga ged member of Cougar Companions and Cougar s4L ife. Josie’sa ca demic achievements includet he Si lver Academ ic Excellence Awarda nd theBronz eA ca dem ic Aw ard.

Anna KathrynFremin is thedaughter of Rona ld andK at yF remi na nd is as en iora tS t. Thom as More Ca th ol ic Hi gh Sc ho ol .S he is af ou r-ye ar me mb er of th eS t. Th om as More Sp arkler Da nc e Team wh ilet he team ea rned si x National Championship titles and oneWorld Ch ampion sh ip title. Sheh as be en ac tive ly involved in ca mp us mi ni st ry fo rf ou r year s, serv in ga sa nI gn it eBible St ud ylea de ra nd as alea de rof theEncou nt er andL ig ht retreat teams. In addition,A nnaK at hr yn is an ac tive member of Cougars4 Life,Couga rCompa nions, andt he St udentA mbas sa dorprogram

La ur en As hl ey Qu oy es er is th e da ug ht er of Jo hn an dJ ac ki e Quoyeser andi sa senior at Sa int Th om as Mo re Ca th ol ic Hi gh School .She serves as Capt ai nof th eC ou ga rS pi ritC he er Te am an dh as be en am em be ro ft he Homecomi ng Cour t. At wo -t ime re ci pi en to ft he ST MTop Ca t Aw ar d, La ur en is in vo lv ed in se vera lc ampu sorg an iz at ions , in clud in gt he Op ti on sMentor Club,Campu sM in is tr yC lub— whereshe also serves as aR etreat Le ader —C ou ga rs forL ifeC lub, andh as be en re co gn iz ed at the Br ea kf as tofC ha mpions tw ic e forher achievements

EleanorRoseGuidr y is thedau ghter of Neal andA sh leyGuidr ya nd is a senior at St .Thoma sMoreCat holic Hi gh School .She is a2022Cou ga r Co ur tm em be ra nd ha se ar ne d Academ ic Excellence recogn it ion fort hree year s, alon gw it ht he Top Ca tAwa rd an dt he Br ea kf as tof ChampionsAwa rd.She is afour-year member of StudentCouncil,ser ving as Senior Cl as sP re si dent ,a nd a four-yea rmemberoft he Beta Club Herlea dershipa nd serv iceext end throug hfouryea rs with Cougarsfor Li fe andfou ryea rs on theVar sity Volleyba ll Team ,where sheser ves as the2025Tea mCapta in andh as been selected to theA ll-LadyCouga r Team.Eleanor ha sa lsobeenactively involved in ca mpus mi ni st ry for four year sa nd is amemberoft he Nation al HonorS ociety

An ne Co nw ay Sc ho ef fl er is th e da ug ht er of Da vi da nd Ke ll y Sc ho effl er an di sas en iora tS t. Th om as Mo re Ca th ol ic Hi gh School.A nneConwayisamember of theCompetition CheerTea mfor four year s. Sheh as been ac tively in volv ed in Ca mp us Mi ni st ry, le ad in gI gn it eB ible St ud ya nd Li ghtR et reat s, andpar ticipati ng in theEncou nt er Retreat, 10,0 00 Fe et Re tr ea ti nC olor ado, anda mi ssiont ript oP uert oR ic o. She ha sa lsobeenhonored as amember of both Home comi ng Cour ta nd Cougar Cour t.

Krewe of Victoria

The KreweofVictoriaheld its32nd Ball Masque at eighto’clock in the evening on Saturday, January 10,2026 at the Frem Boustany Convention Center.The ladies of The KreweofVictoria celebratedthe joie de vivre, the U.S. Semiquincentennialand MardiGraswith Americathe Beautiful

Queen BeverlyJane Ruffin’s journey beganinFrankfurt,Germany, whereshe waslovingly adopted, and eventually came to live in Lafayette. She attended Louisiana State University in BatonRouge andLouisiana State UniversityinShreveport.She has BachelorofScience degreesin both General Businessand Accounting.

Queen Beverly enjoyedadistinguished career working with several esteemed CPAfirms acrossmultiplecities before retiringin2013 from her role with the CityofAlexandria.

Queen Beverly served as Treasurer forseveral community organizations,including the Professional Women’sExchangein Alexandria,the Arts Council of CentralLouisiana,the Alexandria Jaycees,The Junior League of Alexandriaand the Alexandria MardiGras Association.

She has been an activeand devotedmemberofthe Junior League for many years, earning recognition as Alexandria’sSustainer of the Year for 2007-2008 and receiving theprestigiousPresidential Sustainer Awardin Lafayettefor 2022-2023.

Queen Beverly joined theKrewe of Victoriain 2021 andservedas Duchessin2024representing Grace Kellyatthe ball

HerRoyal Consort,her significantother,isMr. Harold “Brother ”Poole, Jr.Consort “Brother ”retired from 31 yearsasPresidentofOperations for Harold C. Poole Nursery,Inc of Forest Hills,Louisiana

Serving as RoyalAttendants to Queen Beverly were Audrey Claire Arceneaux, daughterofStaff Sgt.JulianArceneauxand Brianna Brasseaux, granddaughter of DuchessBrittianBilleaud and great granddaughterofQueen Victoria XVIII, Sharon Yeomans.Alsoserving as RoyalAttendants were KooperMadison andKinsley Marie Thompson, daughtersofTroyand Kendra Thompson,and closefriends of the Queen

Queen Victoria XXXII, Beverly Jane Ruffin

Prince AlbertXXXII, Dave Domingue

Prince Dave Domingueisagraduate of The UniversityofSouthwestern Louisiana with aBachelorofArts in Psychology. He also attended graduate studies in TheologyatLoyola University.

Prince Dave worked for35years in the International Center of the LafayetteConsolidatedGovernment and is currently the Director of InternationalTrade andDevelopment.

In addition to his professional achievements,PrinceDavewas the foundingmemberofanumberoforganizations,includingFreetown DistrictCommission, Choral Acadienneand La Compagnie Louisianaise. He hasperformed with the USLOpera Guildand AbbeyPlayers,and volunteered forFestival InternationaldeLouisiana,FestivalsAcadiens et Creoles,and Acadiana C.A.R.E.S. He is the former interim Director of Music forCathedral of St John the Evangelist,the former director of Liturgy forOur Lady of Wisdom Church and the former chairman of Diocesan Worship Commissionfor the Catholic DioseseofLafayette.

Prince Dave is currently aboardmember and secretary forLa Foundation Louisiana anda boardmember for232-HELP.

Prince Dave’s activitieswith MardiGrasinclude being aboardmember forthe GreaterSouthwest Louisiana MardiGrasAssociation, aformer boardmemberand suitemanager for10yearsfor the Lafayette Suite at the Washington MardiGras, andaformersecond-generation member of the KreweofGabriele. Prince Dave also served as aDukefor Kreweof Gabrielin1989, the KreweofAttakapas in 1994, and the KreweofVictoria in 2013.

Prince Dave’s Consortishis long-timefriend,Deborah Sprague ConsortMemberDebbie hasbeenaVictoriaKrewe Member since 2004, wasaDuchessin2013, andiscurrently Treasurer of the Krewe. Sheisa retired C.P.A. andloves travellingand spending time with family

DuchessDr. Janna Flint Wilson represented Rosie the Riveter

Duchess Mary Hays represented Lady Liberty

DuchessBrittian Billeaud represented BetsyRoss

Krewe of Victoria

Membersof the2026 RoyalCourt

RoyalAttendants Kinsley Thompson, Audrey Claire Arceneaux, &KooperThompson

Kreweof Xanadu

Qu een Xanad uX XX VI

Qu een of Heart s

Kimi Ha rg rave

Lafayette’sLafayette’slargest all women’s krewe, theKrewe of Xanadu, willcelebrate awhimsical and magical 2026 “Mad Hatter ’s Masquerade”Tableauand Ball on Friday, February 13 at 8pm at the LafayetteCajundome Convention Center.Itwill be aglamorous glow affair with an eveningofluminouswonderand curious delights.

TheKrewe of Xanaduproudlyannounces Queen Xanadu XXXVI, Kimi Hargrave,and King Xanadu XXXVI, JeffHargrave, who will reignoverthe 2026 MardiGrasseason and the Krewe’ssignature event, the MadHatter’sMasquerade Ball.

Queen Xanadu XXXVI, KimiHargraveand King Xanadu XXXVI, JeffHargravewillreignoverthe 2026 MardiGrasseason andBall. Kimi Hargrave, theXanadu QueenofHearts,isanativeofAcadiana andfounder of Cajun Bug Exterminating, LLC.She serves as co-owner of JKStrategy&Consulting alongsideher husband.The royalcouple arethe proud parents of their daughter, Graci Elizabeth Noel Hargrave.

Queen Kimi has beenanactivememberofXanadu since 2019.In2020,she wasa RoyaltyMusefor the Krewe’s30th Annual Ball, joiningthe celebrated “Pearlie Girls.” Kimi representedthe goddessThaila as a“Hurricane”cocktail forthe “Cheersto 30 Years” Theme. She is deeply involved in community service and professional leadership.Her affiliations include BigBrothersBig Sisters,LoveINC,One Acadiana,the Acadiana Pest ControlAssociation

(APCA),and theLouisiana Pest ManagementAssociation(LPMA).She is aPast PresidentofAPCA and currently serves as Treasurer forbothAPCA andLPMA. Sheisacharter member of Professional Women in Pest Management(PWIPM), Louisiana Chapter.Queen Kimibelievesthe Kreweexemplifiesthe strengthofwomen in asocial setting, a sentimentreflected in her favorite quote,“Dazzle with Excellence.”

AnativeofAcadiana,King JeffHargrave, the XanaduKing of Hearts, is thefounder of Cajun Bug Exterminating,LLC and serves as an Operations Consultantfor Stark Exterminators.Heisalsothe co-owner of JK Strategy&Consulting. JeffisanAssociate CertifiedEntomologist, one of only 18 in the state of Louisiana,and serves on numerous organizational boards.Heisthe PresidentofLIPCA,Inc., Louisiana’spest controloperator–owned insurance company. Recently,hewas selected by theNational Pest ManagementAssociation to representLoui-

KreweofXanadu Celebrates Its “MadHatter’s Masquerade”

siana on theSPARLegislativeCommittee. Jeffhas served as Past Presidentand Treasurer of the Louisiana Pest ManagementAssociation, as well as Past Presidentofthe Acadiana Pest ControlAssociation. King Jeffwas honored with the prestigiousPaul K. AdamsAward,recognizing exceptional contributionstothe Louisiana Pest ManagementAssociation and thepest control industrystatewide. DanielleAnthaumeKeyserservesasCaptain forthe KreweofXanadu’s 2025/2026 MardiGras season. Thetheme, MadHatter’sMasquerade, reflectsDanielle’sloveofwhimsical, eccentric, and lighthearted fun. Danielle is anativeofLafayette and is married to herhighschool sweetheartof27 years, KevinLouisKeyser. They have twobeautiful daughters,Madison and Mackenzie,who are both attendingLSU.Danielle is an Occupational Therapist of 25 years, specializing in geriatrics andworkinginskilled nursing facilities and home health.She has served as Presidentofthe Louisiana Occupational TherapyAssociation, enjoys lecturingatuniversities, and is afierce advocate forher profession. Danielle joinedthe KreweofXanadu in 2009.She wasaMusein2015onthe PrincessEver AfterCourt and is oftenheardsaying “Lifeisshort, live it to thefullest,and makeitSPARKLE! Established in 1990,the KreweofXanadu is basedonthe GreekGod Zeus,the Goddess of Memories,Mnemosyne and theirdaughters,the nine muses. Xanadu’sRoyal Court membersrepresent theseMuses

Krewe

Xanadu

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Key dates

in the History of Lafayette’s Mardi Gras celebration

1869: First recorded Mardi Gras observance in Lafayette

1896: First city-wide celebration

1897: King Attakapas arrives in Lafayette on a Southern Pacific locomotive (tradition remains through 1961)

1897: First parade and ball are held

1926: Krewe of Oberon is formed and city-wide celebrations resume.

1927: First Lafayette High School Carnival and first American Legion parade

1934: Civic leaders form the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association to coordinate and promote annual Mardi Gras celebrations.

1934: King Gabriel and Queen Evangeline become the official names for Lafayette’s Mardi Gras Royalty

1942: Mardi Gras celebrations suspended during duration of WWII

1948: Annual Mardi Gras celebrations return to Lafayette

1949: Krewe of Gabriel is formed to assist Greater Southwest promote Lafayette’s Mardi Gras celebration.

1965: First Tuesday night parade honoring the Queen Evangeline

1970: Tuesday night Queen’s parade moved to Monday night.

1986: Saturday night parade added with the Krewe of Bonaparte.

1987: First parade that physically ran through the Cajun Dome.

1990: Saturday afternoon parade added with the “Children’s Parade”

1993: Parade route extended to run through Cajun Field

1993: “Le Festival de Mardi Gras a Lafayette”, a “family friendly” atmosphere with games, carnival rides, Cajun food and live music was formed at Cajun Field

1998: Friday night “Kick-Off Parade” added

2005: Parades expanded again with the addition of the Krewe of Carnivale en Rio parade

The Scott Business Association celebrated its twenty-ninth annual Mardi Gras Ball on January 10, 2026, at the Scott Event Center The theme for the ball was “Zydeco Vibrations” The Event Center was adorned in an elegant display of colors of black, red, and gold.

Entertainment was provided by dancers from Sugar and Spice Dance Academy, and court jesters were Kinley Lopez and Lillian Gary Reigning over the festivities was King Alexander XXIX Pat Bordes II and Queen Olivia XXIX Cynthia D. Labiche.

Pat is the son of Pat and Loretta Bordes and married to Jessica. They have one daughter, Shelby, and a late son Trey. Pat attended Rayne High School and the University of Southwestern Louisiana He is State Certified in the Food Safety Program. Pat is co-owner of Fezzo’s Seafood and Steakhouse (all 3 locations), A & S Seafood, Rochetto’s Pizzeria (both locations), Threads A Clothing Boutique along with several other holdings. He is very active in the community serving on many boards. Just to name a few: One Acadiana, Kiwanis Club of Scott, SBA, Rayne Frog Festival Grand Marshal (2024), Rayne and Crowley Chamber of Commerce, and Louisiana Restaurant Association-Acadiana Chapter In his spare time Pat enjoys attending live sporting events or watching them on television.

Cynthia was born in Rayne and raised

Scott Business Association Celebrates

Zydeco Vibrations

in Duson. She is the daughter of Patrick and Betty Dugas She is married to King Alexander 6th Joey and has one daughter, Torie and son in law Talon along with treasured fur baby Maverick. She is a graduate of Acadiana High School and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana She obtained her Master ’s Degree in nursing from the University of South Alabama Cynthia is a registered nurse as a Psychiatric Mental Health Practitioner for both adults and family.

Cynthia is the owner of Local Psych Servies in Scott and does contract work for New Iberia Comprehensive

Community Health Center She is a member of the American Nurses Association and American Association of Nurse Practitioners She has been a long-term member of the SBA. She enjoys vacations with her family and her pet, shopping, and crafting in her spare time.

Miss Scott Addison Lee Duplantis served as royal Maid. She is the daughter of Cole and Laura Duplantis Addison is a Senior at Acadiana High, where she is a member of the Future Farmers of America and the Student Council. She has been dancing at Gerami Academy of Fine Arts for 15 years. She plans to attend the University of Louisiana

at Lafayette for pre-dental hygienist, then completing the program at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. In her spare time, she enjoys hunting with her Dad and hanging out with friends. Ronnie Duplantis served as royal Duke. Ronnie is the grandfather of Addison. He is a graduate of Rayne High School and co-founded Service Machine & Supply His passion is collecting sports memorabilia and spending time with his family.

Junior Miss Scott Blakelyn Jade Thibodeaux also served as a maid. She is the daughter of Meagan Savoie and the late Blake Thibodeaux. She is a Sophomore at David Thibodeaux Stem Magnet Academy enrolled in the biomed program. She plans to attend the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to become a registered nurse Her spare time is spent with friends and attending Crossroads Church.

Damon Rae’ Leger served as Royal Duke. He is the stepfather to Blakelyn. He is a graduate of Comeaux High School. Damon is self-employed in residential and commercial construction. He enjoys cooking and spending time with family.

Before breaking into full party mode, special entertainment was provided by Chubby Carriere.

The reigning royalty joined in a toast with the crowd then everyone was invited to party the night away Joie de Vie and Allon Dasanse!!!!

Laissez les bon temps rouler

Coronation Ba ll LIII 2026

The KreweofBonapar te willcelebrate its53rdyea rMondaynight with aRoyal Cour tofelevena nd more than 1,500members.Led by theirCapta in Le Ma rquisdeLafayette,Mr. Gregor yPaulGeoffroy and honoring King Napoleon XLIX andQueen JosephineXLIX, Mr.a nd Mrs. DouglasJames Comeaux, they will dazzle anddance thenight away as is theirLundi Gras tradition. EmpressJosephineXLIXisthe former Rachel Dias.Royal Ma idsinclude MelissaMaeker, Pa mela AnnGrace,Tia Ca rlos Castille,a nd Beth RatcliffDeloach.Royal Dukesa re BrandonEbner Breaux,Eva nDrewSater fiel, ChristopherJosephBordes, andChristopher Paul Rader.

Othernotable dignitariesbeing introduced Monday nightwillinclude the Krewe’sPresident,LePremier,Brady “Fig ”Bell, andhis wife,AshleyJohnson Bell,the Presidentofthe Greater SouthwestLouisiana MardiGrasAssociation, ChrisPaulVillemaretteand hiswife, StaciKnoxVillemarette, themaids and dukesofthe GreaterSouthwest LouisianaMardi Gras Association, andKing GabrielLXX XV II,JohnWesleyBordelona nd QueenEva ngelineLXX XV II, Lily Claire Hutchison.

In addition to thecoronationball, theKreweofBonaparte celebrates Mardi Gras throughout theyearwithmultiplesocia leventsincluding aNew Member Social,aFallCocktailParty,afamilyChristmas eventatthe float denfeaturing avisit from Santa, aPre-ParadeParty,the Saturday NightParade, MardiGras Fa mily DayGardenPar ty,a nd aKrewefishBoil.

TheK rewe entert ai nedLafayet te with anot herout st andi ng pa ra de on Saturday nightw ith1,017 riders and31floats…our la rgestnumberofriders to date!Tomorrownight thecoronationbal lw il lbeheldatthe Cajundome Convention Center andw il linclude atableau directed by RebeccaLandr y, andmusic provided by Parade Route. Thestage androyal costumes have been designed by TedViatorand constructedbyViatorand Associates,Inc., Karen Guidry,a nd Cher yl Nevils.

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Rader Captain Gregory Paul Geoffroy

Brandon EbnerBreaux

EvanDrewSaterfiel RoyalDuke Christopher JosephBordes