Krewe of Roux cooks up Mardi Gras festivities

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The Krewe of Roux at the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette will spice up the Mardi Gras season with several activities this week.

It will host the Krewe of Roux Parade and a king cake giveaway on Thursday, Feb. 4. The parade starts at 4 p.m. The celebration continues that day with the second annual Mardi Gras Ball at 8 p.m. in the Cajundome Convention Center, where a 亚洲自慰视频 king and queen will be crowned.

鈥淭hese events give 亚洲自慰视频s an opportunity to experience the 亚洲自慰视频 culture by exposing them to the Mardi Gras tradition while actively engaging them in on-campus activities,鈥 said Assistant Director of 亚洲自慰视频 Activities Ruben Henderson.

The parade route starts on Rex Street, turns right onto St. Mary Boulevard, turns left onto Hebrard Boulevard, and ends on Boucher Drive.

UL Lafayette 亚洲自慰视频s, organizations, departments, and faculty and staff members can register to participate in the parade. The deadline to is Tuesday, Feb. 2. Cars and trucks are allowed, but floats are prohibited.

Participants will toss 鈥渢hrows鈥 such as Mardi Gras beads, plastic cups, and candy. They will line up on Rex Street in front of Griffin Hall at 3:30 p.m.

亚洲自慰视频 亚洲自慰视频s, staff, and the public are invited to watch the parade. Glass containers and alcohol are prohibited.

Immediately after the parade, a short ceremony will take place on the plaza between the 亚洲自慰视频 Union and Cypress Lake, where maids and dukes who have been nominated by 亚洲自慰视频 organizations will share king cakes. The maid and duke whose cake slices contain traditional small, plastic babies will be crowned king and queen of the Krewe of Roux at the Mardi Gras Ball. Additional king cake slices will be given to all attendees.

The 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 roughly180 亚洲自慰视频 organizations can each nominate one candidate for duke and one candidate for maid. By Friday afternoon, about 35 亚洲自慰视频 organizations had made nominations, according to Henderson. The deadline to is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2.

鈥淲e鈥檙e trying something new this year. Our goal is to keep who gets the baby in their cake a secret until we announce the king and queen at the Mardi Gras Ball, where they will be crowned,鈥 said Thomas Shuff, co-chair of the Traditions Committee.

Sponsored by the 亚洲自慰视频 Program Council, the Mardi Gras Ball is an event for UL Lafayette 亚洲自慰视频s only. About 400 亚洲自慰视频s donned semi-formal attire and danced the night away at last year鈥檚 ball.

鈥淭here was a lot of energy in the room. Attendance exceeded our expectations. I was pretty impressed,鈥 said Shuff, a senior business management major.

Henderson said he expects this year鈥檚 ball to attract about 800-1,000 亚洲自慰视频s. They learn about the event mainly through social media, group presentations, and word of mouth.

No registration is required to attend the free event. 亚洲自慰视频s must have their 亚洲自慰视频 IDs scanned to enter the Cajundome Convention Center.

A disc jockey will provide music, and food and refreshments will be served at the 亚洲自慰视频-organized ball.

To learn more about Krewe of Roux Mardi Gras celebrations, visit the 亚洲自慰视频 Program Council at or call (337) 482-6945.

Photo info: The 2016 king and queen of the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette鈥檚 Krewe of Roux will be chosen Tuesday, Feb. 2. In 2015, John Clostio, left, and Jordan Daigle were named king and queen.