Children of all ages enjoyed the Adonis parade.
—Review photos/Diane Miller Fears
King Adonis XLIX Warren Smith tosses some beads.
The Mythical Beast — Adonis Captain Keith Leonard leads the krewe's parade.
Morgan City High's JROTC carried the colors.
Entertainers of various ages danced along the route.
Begging for throws.
Moon Pies and bubbles.
Christian Spitzmueller, 10, of Spring, Texas, visited family and loaded a wagon full of trinkets.
Adonis kicks off Mardi Gras weekend
The men's Krewe of Adonis kicked off Mardi Gras weekend with a parade Friday night through Morgan City.
Saturday at 2 p.m. in Berwick will be the Krewe of Dionysus parade and Sunday at 2 p.m. in Morgan City will be the women's Krewe of Galatea.
Monday will see two Lundi Gras parades. The Krewe of Amani will parade in Patterson at 2 p.m. and the women's Krewe of Hera will parade at 7 p.m. in Morgan City.
Closing out the local parade festivities will be the oldest local krewe, the Krewe of Hephaestus, at 2 p.m. in Morgan City.