Hephaestus, Amani will crown royalty Saturday

As the East St. Mary Mardi Gras ball season comes to an end, the parades are just getting started.
Morgan City’s Krewe of Hephaestus will conduct its ball and tableau Saturday at Municipal Auditorium. A new King and Queen Hephaestus will be crowned to succeed King Hephaestus LXV John Barrett Hover and Queen Hephaestus LXV Lucy Hamer.
The Krewe of Amani ball will be at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Patterson Area Civic Center.
New royals will be crowned to succeed King Amani XXVI Anthony Skinner and Queen Amani XXVI Tempest Darnell Jackson.
On Friday night, the area’s Mardi Gras parades begin with the Krewe of Adonis at 7 p.m. in Morgan City.
The Mardi Gras parade schedule:
Adonis
Feb. 13: The first men’s krewe in Morgan City begins the parade season. The 7 p.m. parade begins on Second Street under the La. 182 bridge and proceeds to Onstead Street continuing down Sixth Street to Marguerite Street, Ninth Street/La. 70, Brashear Avenue onto Victor II Boulevard and ending at the Morgan City Auditorium on Myrtle Street.
Dionysus
Feb. 14: Krewe of Dionysus Parade, Berwick, 2 p.m. The procession will line up on Gilmore Drive and turn on John Street, Robicheaux Street, Mount Street, Gilmore Drive, right on La. 182, Tournament Boulevard, Fairview Drive then to Pattie Drive, where it will disband at Berwick Junior High School
Galatea
Feb. 15: The Krewe of Galatea Parade, 2 p.m., Morgan City. Morgan City’s oldest women’s krewe. Begins on Second Street under the La. 182 bridge and proceeds to Onstead Street, continuing down Sixth Street to Marguerite Street, Ninth Street/La. 70, Clothilde Street onto Victor II Boulevard. and ending at the Morgan City Auditorium on Myrtle Street.
Nike
Feb. 15: Krewe of Nike, Morgan City’s first children’s Krewe, will follow the Krewe of Galatea Parade at 2:30 p.m.
Hannibal
Feb. 15: Krewe of Hannibal will follow the Krewe of Nike Parade at 2:45 p.m.
Amani
Feb. 16: The Krewe of Amani Parade at 1 p.m. Parade begins at Patterson High School on La. 182/Main Street and continues down La. 182/Main Street to Place Norman Shopping Center.
Hera
Feb. 16: Krewe of Hera Parade begins at 7 p.m. on Second Street under the La. 182 bridge and proceeds to Onstead Street, continuing down Sixth Street to Marguerite Street, Ninth Street/La. 70, Clothilde Street onto Victor II Boulevard and ending at the Morgan City Auditorium on Myrtle Street.
Siracusaville
Feb. 17: Siracusaville Parade, 1 p.m. Participants will line up on Siracusa Road at 1 p.m. and proceed to James Street and Grace Street before ending at the Siracusaville Recreation Center
Hephaestus
Feb. 17: Krewe of Hephaestus Parade, Morgan City, 2 p.m. Morgan City’s oldest Krewe. Begins on the corner of Sixth and Sycamore streets, proceeds on Sixth Street to Marguerite Street to Ninth Street/La. 70, to Clothilde onto Victor II Boulevard and ending at the Morgan City Auditorium.