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The Krewe of King Arthur was formed in 1977 by the youngest Carnival captain in history, Philip Fricano, Jr. It was the first Westbank men's organization to parade at night in 1979. In 2001, King Arthur moved its parade from the Westbank to the current Uptown New Orleans route.
As 2025 gets started, planning for the year is in full swing. Here is a list of 2025 holidays, special events, big games, cultural milestones and other key dates to mark on your calendar ...
The Twelfth Night Revelers, New Orleans' second-oldest Krewe, have staged a parade and masked ball on this date since 1870. [45] A number of other groups such as the Phunny Phorty Phellows, La Société Pas Si Secrète Des Champs-Élysées and the Krewe de Jeanne D'Arc have more recently begun to stage events on Epiphany as well. [46]
Following those of New Orleans, Louisiana's next-oldest krewes are mostly based near Lafayette, which crowned its first Rex-style monarch, King Attakapas, in 1897. [4] The state's oldest extant children's krewe, Oberon, is also based in Lafayette, and was founded in 1928. [5]
Here are the dates of 2025 federal holidays, according to the Office of Personnel Management: Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
2025 Krewe du Vieux is Revolting Little Freddie King [10] 2024 Artificial Ignorance Isaac Toups 2023 Krewe du Vieux Beats Off Jan Ramsey 2022 Vaxxed & Confused Dr. Jennifer Avegno 2021 Krewe du Vieux Has No Taste Those Who Care (Healthcare providers, teachers, etc. who provide care during the pandemic) 2020 Erection 2020 BB St. Roman 2019
The Mystic Krewe of Zeus kicked off the 2024 Hattiesburg Mardi Gras season with its annual dinner dance and an Old West theme.
The Rex Organization (founded 1872), [1] commonly referred to simply as Rex, is a New Orleans Carnival krewe which stages one of the city's most celebrated parades on Mardi Gras Day. Rex is Latin for 'king', and Rex reigns as "The King of Carnival".