Carrollton Weekend

At the Parade

	Minutes before the noon start, before the National anthem glasses were raised as the king toasts his lovely queen and court, his family and friends, and the Carrollton Captain.
Back at Gallier Hall	The court takes time for a picture before the parade passes.
King Carrollton LXXXVIII Kirk Leonard	Queen Carrollton LXXXVIII Ashley Cuccia
Speeches made. Well wishes exchanged. Excitement of the day was all around.	photos courtesy of Darryl Scmitt Photograpy

At the Hilton

Float riders getting in their costumes. King's Circle toast. Entire krewe toast with King Kirk and the current and former court. Royal pillows are readied for the ride.
photo courtesy of Darryl Schmitt Photograpy

At the den

	Sunday's riders are busy at the den. They loaded beads, checked off safety items, and bought some last minute things.Even a junior rabbit or two were working.

At the Ball

King Carrollton LXXXVIII makes a grand entrance
	The David Bruce family was in the spotlight twice, once as David was presented Carrollton's Man of the Year award and again when his lovely wife Melba was recognized for being Carrollton's Queen 50 years ago.
Their Majesties presented the royal dolls to the delight of their recipients
	Practice did make perfect

                 photos courtesy of Darryl Schmitt Photography

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        Practice makes perfect, so practice, practice, practice

Surprise,surprise,surprise

That is the way our new king, Kirk Leonard looked when he found out he was the 88th king of Carrollton. Complements of his brother-in-law, Carl Templet, it was a complete surprise to him and his wife Cathy

      and to Gene Cambus ,too.

Queen Ashley and her king celebrated the night away with family and frieinds

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Carrollton in the news TWICE!!! in 2011

Our own Paul Cotaya, Carrollton Man of the Year 2011,  was interviewed by Chriss Knight of ABC26 news. Please go to the link below and be proud.

http://www.abc26.com/community/mardigras/wgno-news-krewe-of-carrollton-den,0,2995655.story 

InFebruary 2011 Sunday's Times Picayune, John Kelly featured an archive Picture from the Past of the 1949 Court of Carrollton. 

Pictured are the maids to their queen from their ball on Feb. 20, 1949. They are, standing, from left: Sophie White, Rosemary Macaluso, Joy Pomes and Clothilde Hartland; seated, from left: Marie Pujol, Dorothy Monjure, Betsy Ann Cvitanovich and Eleanora Fricke. The queen that year, Beth O'Neill, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur O'Neill, is not pictured. This krewe started in 1924 as the Seventh District Carnival Club, which paraded Uptown on Mardi Gras. The Times-Picayune of Feb. 20, 1925, reported their schedule for that year, noting that it was 'planned to have moving pictures made along the line of march.' The group took advantage of the parade hiatus during World War II to reorganize themselves as the Krewe of Carrollton in 1947. The group's 1948 parade was a rough one, according to a Feb. 2, 1948, article: An unidentified child was rescued from beneath a moving float by New Orleans police Lt. John Becker; and a spectator threw a razor blade onto another of their floats. No one was injured. The only mishap reported in 1949 was the kidnapping of Mrs. Annita Tolivar's Pinocchio puppet, which she lent the krewe for use at its ball. A personal ad, and the promise of a reward, brought the puppet home within a week.John Kelly can be reached at jkelly@timespicayune.com.