parade

Queen Galatea LV Mrs. Allen Smith Jr. calls a hello to a parade goer.
—Review Photos/Diane Miller Fears

Galatea Parade Lieutenant Mrs. Lee Dragna tosses a hoop.

Galatea's parade features lots of out-of-town and local bands.

Morgan City High School's drumline.

Keeping it patriotic with the Morgan City High JROTC.

Tossing toys can be a two-handed affair.

And the crowd cheers for more.

Float participants have a good time.

A little "group therapy" goes a long way.

And the beat goes on.

Queen Nike LII Meredith Loupe tosses a bauble.

King Nike LII Brandon Guagliardo prepares to make a throw.

Nike members toss to the crowd.

More trinkets fly.

Hannibal Captain Shawn Garner greets the crowd.

King and Queen Hannibal XLIV Lester Jupiter and Cherry Brown wave from both sides of the float.

Tossing goodies.

Hannibal member rides as a Saints fan.

Participating in a parade can be exhausting work.

Alex Matusiak, 8, of Morgan City loaded up on trinkets.

Galatea's parade rolls Sunday with Nike and Hannibal

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 6:30pm

The women's Krewe of Galatea held its parade Sunday in Morgan City with participants from the children's Krewe of Nike and the Krewe of Hannibal following their procession.

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Queen Dionysus XLV Lindsay Tompkins tosses a large bauble as King Dionysus XLV Dale Tompkins gathers more loot to toss.
—Review Photos/Diane Miller Fears

Charlotte LaPoint, 3, hugs her new stuffed animal caught during the Dionysus parade Saturday. Her mom Caitlin LaPoint of Berwick and her little brother Oliver, 10 months, look on.

Dionysus Captain Lauren Blanco gives out trinkets.

Fun times on the floats.

Parade loot included lots of stuffed toys.

Hands await the free bounty.

Warm weather helped with a large turnout for the parade.

Dionysus parade rolls Saturday

Sat, 02/10/2024 - 4:17pm

The Krewe of Dionysus presented its parade Saturday in Berwick. Warm weather made for a large turnout.
There will be four more area parades through Fat Tuesday.

Read more about Dionysus parade rolls Saturday

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

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 8:16pm

The men's Krewe of Adonis kicked off Mardi Gras weekend with a parade Friday night through Morgan City.

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Hephaestus Captain Michael Vining tosses out a bag of beads.
Review Photos/Diane Miller Fears

Hephaestus King and Queen LXIII Eric Melancon and Anna Armato greeted by the crowd on Fat Tuesday.

Children jump excitedly while waiting for throws.

Float riders enjoying the day.

Hephaestus flag bearers bring forth the parade.

Morgan City High School band members wave colorful flags.

Bolton was one of several out of town bands for the Hephaestus parade.

A drummer from Peabody performs at the Hephaestus parade.

A blue pineapple was one of the special throws by Hephaestus.

Crowds lined the streets for the last local Mardi Gras parade.

Local horse riders bring to a close the Hephaestus parade.

Hephaestus's Fat Tuesday parade closes area Mardi Gras celebration

Tue, 02/21/2023 - 4:19pm

The area's oldest Mardi Gras krewe, the Krewe of Hephaestus held its parade Fat Tuesday bringing to an end the Tri-City area's celebrations of Carnival.