Krewe of Hera crowns queen and king

St. Mary’s Mardi Gras season is officially underway.
At Saturday’s Krewe of Hera ball at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium, Stacey Landry was crowned Queen Hera IV and Jerry “Tillman” Simmons II as King Hera IV.
The krewe’s fourth tableau celebrated “Hera Explores National Parks.”
Landry was represented as “The Grand Prismatic Spring.” Simmons was represented as Mammoth Hot Springs.”
The focus now moves to the Krewe of Adonis, which will conduct its ball Saturday, also at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
Unlike the jammed 2024 season, the 2025 Mardi Gras calendar gives local krewes five weeks of pre-carnival celebrations. This year’s Mardi Gras is Tuesday, March 4. The latest possible date for Mardi Gras is March 8.
Here are the east St. Mary balls and parades on this year’s schedule.

Hera
Parade
The Krewe of Hera Parade will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, March 3, in Morgan City. It 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 onto Victor II Boulevard and ending at the Morgan City Auditorium on Myrtle Street.

Adonis
The Krewe of Adonis ball will be Feb. 1 at Morgan City Auditorium.
Parade
The Krewe of Adonis Parade will begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 in Morgan City. It 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.

Nike
The Nike children’s krewe ball will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Morgan City Auditorium. There will be no public viewing. Tickets are available from board members.
Parade
The Krewe of Nike Parade will follow the Galatea Parade at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2.

Galatea
The Krewe of Galatea ball will be at 8 p.m. Feb. 15 at Morgan City Auditorium. Attendance will be by invitation only.
Parade
The Krewe of Galatea Parade will be 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2, in Morgan City. It 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.

Krewe of
Amani Kids
The children’s krewe will have its ball Feb. 15 at the Patterson Area Civic Center, 116 Cotten Road, Patterson. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m., and the event begins at 6 p.m. The doors close at 6 p.m.

Hannibal
The Krewe of Hannibal ball will be at 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at Morgan City Auditorium. There will be no public viewing. Doors will close at 7:50 p.m.
Parade
The Krewe of Hannibal Parade will follow the Galatea and Nike parades in Morgan City about 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2.

Dionysus
The Krewe of Dionysus ball is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Berwick Civic Center, 300 Pattie Drive.
Parade
The Krewe of Dionysus Parade will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 1, in Berwick.
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.

Hephaestus
The Krewe of Hephaestus ball will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Morgan City Auditorium. There will be public viewing from the balcony. Admission is free.
Parade
The Krewe of Hephaestus Parade will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in Morgan City. It begins on the corner of Sixth and Sycamore Street, proceeds on Sixth Street to Marguerite Street to Ninth Street/La. 70, to Clothilde, to Victor II Boulevard and ending at the Morgan City Auditorium on Myrtle Street

Amani
The Krewe of Amani Ball will be 8 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at the Patterson Area Civic Center, 116 Cotten Drive, Patterson. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and close at 7:55 p.m.
Tickets are $50 through EZticket.com with a code available through board members.
Parade
The Krewe of Amani Parade will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 3. It begins at Patterson High School on La. 182/Main Street and continues down La. 182/Main Street to Place Norman Shopping Center.

Siracusaville
Parade
Participants will line up on Siracusa Road at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, and proceed to James Street and Grace Street before ending at the Siracusaville Recreation Center.