Special to The Banner

Dr. Brian Joseph LeBlanc and Jenna Elaine Guidry reigned as king and queen of the 80th Annual New Roads Lions Club Mardi Gras Parade on Tuesday.

LeBlanc, the king, is a graduate of False River Academy. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and received his medical doctorate degree from the LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport.

District 5 Fire Chief Pedro Leonard and Morgan Elise Foster reigned as king and queen for the 102nd annual Community Center Carnival Club of Pointe Coupee Parade on Mardi Gras Day.

Foster was presented with her Royal Court on Saturday at the annual ball of the Community Center Carnival Club of Pointe Coupee, while Leonard’s identity was not revealed until Fat Tuesday.

King Michael ‘Todd’ Blanchard and Queen Ali Morgan Langlois reigned over the 40th Annual Livonia Carnival Association Parade on Sunday.

Blanchard, the king, is a native and lifelong resident of Livonia, and a 1984 graduate of False River Academy.   

By Carnivalus Mysterious, Special to the Banner

Like a brilliant comet blazing through mid-winter gray skies and roller-coaster temperatures, Mardi Gras has come and gone in Pointe Coupee Parish, leaving in its wake a kaleidoscope of memories of floats and bands, daylong music and visiting, and tons of souvenir throws as lagniappe.