Krewe of Roux Mardi Gras Parade

KREWE OF ROUX DUKE AND MAID NOMINATIONS 2016

KREWE OF ROUX PARADE REGISTRATION 2016

The Krewe of Roux Parade will roll through campus at 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 4th.

It will travel down Rex Street toward St. Mary Boulevard, turn right onto St. Mary, then left onto Hebrard Boulevard. The parade route will end on Boucher Drive.

UL Lafayette students, organizations, departments, faculty and staff members can enter the parade. Cars, trucks are allowed, but floats are prohibited. Registered participants may walk in the parade.

The deadline to register is by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2nd.

The lineup for the parade will begin at 3:30 p.m. along Rex Street, in front of Griffin Hall.

University students and staff, as well as the general public, are invited to watch. Glass containers and alcohol are prohibited.

Participants will toss “throws” such as Mardi Gras beads, plastic cups and candy.

Following the parade, the 2016 Krewe of Roux king and queen will be selected during a short ceremony on the plaza between the Student Union and Cypress Lake.

Each duke and maid will be given a piece of king cake, and the king and queen will be chosen based on who gets the baby in their piece of cake.

Student organizations can nominate one candidate for duke and one candidate for maid.

The deadline to nominate candidates is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2nd.

To learn more about Krewe of Roux Mardi Gras celebrations, visit louisiana.edu/kreweofroux or contact the UPC at upc.louisiana.edu or (337) 482-6945.