* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. THE JEFFERSON [00:00:01] PARISH RECREATION DEPARTMENT WELCOMES YOU TO THE PINNACLES MARDI GRAS BOTTLE. OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS SWEET DREAMS. AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR CAPTAIN, ROBERT ZANG AND TIFFANY SHOVEL UP. YEAH. YES. OUR CAPTAINS WILL NOW SOUND THEIR WHISTLES TO SIGNAL THE BEGINNING OF THE BALL. WE WILL NOW WELCOME OUR ROYAL COURT, OUR DUKE CLAY MONROE, OUR MAID CASSANDRA SANTANA, OUR DUKE MICHAEL BURRIS JR. OUR MAID, SAVANNAH AUGUSTINE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE STAND AS WE PRESENT THE KING OF THE PINNACLES MARDI GRAS BALL KING KENNY MADI. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE PRESENT THE QUEEN OF OUR PINNACLES BALL, QUEEN ANNETTE ESOL. [00:06:18] AT THIS TIME, MS. LESLIE DUNN WILL TOAST OUR COURT. OKAY? I DON'T DO THIS OFTEN, GUYS. NOT OFTEN AT ALL. SO FIRST TIME Y'ALL BEEN KING AND QUEEN, RIGHT? FIRST TIME MAIDEN DUKES RIGHT? GUESS WHAT? FIRST TIME LEADING THE TOAST. I JUST WANNA SAY I'M VERY FIRST TIME AS BEING CAPTAIN. THAT'S RIGHT. SO TO YOU, I RECOGNIZE YOU GUYS AS OUR PINNACLE'S 2025 ROYAL COURT. YOU HAVE BEEN AMAZING SO FAR, AND I KNOW YOU'LL BE AMAZING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT, LOVE IT, AND HAVE A BLAST. OKAY? CHEERS TO YOU GUYS. HAPPY MARDI GRAS. MAY YOU RAIN? WELL, THE ROYAL COURT MAY NOW BE SEATED. THE ROYAL COURT WILL NOW BE ENTERTAINED BY OUR PINNACLES LINE LIEUTENANTS. CAN YOU SEE ME? I, HELLO? JUST HOLD ON. ALRIGHT. EVERYBODY GATHER AROUND. THE CANDY MAN IS HERE. WHAT KIND OF CANDY DO YOU WANT? SWEET. CHOCOLATE. CHOCOLATE BALL CANDY COME DROPS. ANYTHING YOU WANT, YOU COME TO THE RIGHT MAN BECAUSE I'M THE CANDY MAN WHO CAN TAKE THE SPRINKLE WITH YOU. SPRINKLE IT WITH YOU. COVER IT. CHOCOLATE. A MIRACLE. THE [00:10:01] CANDYMAN. THE MAN CANDY MAN. THE CANDY MAN. CAN HE MIX IN WITH LOVE AND MAKES THE WORLD TASTE GOOD. TASTE GOOD CAN MAKE THE IN GROOVY PIE. THE CANDYMAN, THE CANDYMAN CAN. THE CANDYMAN CAN. THE CANDYMAN CAN BECAUSE HE MIXES IT WITH LOVE AND MAKES THE WORLD TASTE GOOD. TASTE YOUR WISHES. YOU CAN EVEN UP. I'VE GOT ANOTHER THIRD PUZZLE FOR YOU IF YOU ARE WISE TO LISTEN TO ME. SWEET SUGAR HANDY MAN. OH, YAY. YAY. CLUB HOLLYWOOD. WE DRINK CHAMPAGNE AND WE DANCE ALL NIGHT. WE WILL. THE FAMILIES OF THE CAPTAINS PLEASE STAND AND COME FORWARD. OUR CAPTAINS, MR. ROBERT ANG AND MS. TIFFANY CHLO WILL NOW PRESENT THEIR FAMILIES TO THE ROYAL COURT. OUR CAPTAINS WILL NOW PRESENT THE FAMILY OF OUR QUEEN A NUT, A ANNETTE AOL. [00:15:31] OUR CAPTAINS WILL NOW PRESENT THE FAMILY OF OUR KING KENNY MADI. OUR CAPTAINS WILL NOW PRESENT THE FAMILIES OF MADE CASSANDRA SANTANA AND DUKE CLAY MONROE. OUR CAPTAINS WILL NOW PRESENT THE FAMILIES OF MADE SAVANNAH, AUGUSTINE AND DUKE MICHAEL VIEWERS JR. WE WILL NOW HAVE THE GRAND MARCH LED BY OUR CAPTAINS. [00:21:34] I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. GREAT. OUR, OUR LINE LIEUTENANTS WERE, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN DOING THIS, BUT THEY WERE, THEY WERE REALLY, REALLY GOOD. AWESOME PRACTICE. AND THE KING AND QUEEN OF THE 2025 PINNACLES BALL WILL REIGN OVER THE FESTIVITIES AS THEY INVITE YOU TO ENJOY DINING AND DANCING. THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.