* 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. GOOD [00:00:01] EVENING, JEFFERSON PARISH. Y'ALL READY FOR A PARADE? YES, INDEED. WE ARE HERE REPRESENTING THE WONDER OF CENTURIONS. OUR PARADE IS JUST ABOUT TO MAKE THE TURN ON VERNE TO COME BACK DOWN TO VETERANS. SO STICK AROUND. WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL FLOATS FOR YOU THIS EVENING. GREAT MARCHING GROUPS. IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT TIME BEFORE OUR PARADE REACHES THE REVIEWING STAND. WE WANNA WISH A VERY SPECIAL HELLO TO SOME OF THE VIPS WHO ARE WITH US TODAY. TO OVERSEE OUR PARADE, WE HAVE THE WIFE OF THE GRAND MARSHAL OF CENTURIONS. WE HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS OF OUR KING. WE HAVE THE WIFE OF OUR CAPTAIN EMERITUS, AND WE HAVE THE WIFE OF ONE OF OUR CO-CAPTAINS. SO WELCOME ALL TO SEE THE PARADE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE WELCOME OUR LEAD UNITS FROM THE JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND KEEPING JEFFERSON PARISH ABREAST OF ALL THE PARADE MOVEMENT. WE HAVE THE WL PARADE TRACKER CAR. WELL, WE STILL ARE SO GOOD FRIENDS WITH ALL THE KIDS THAT WE SUNDAY DIFFERENT WELCOME VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. WERE TOLD AND AFTER ABOUT WHAT HAVE THE OKAY AND [00:05:28] WHILE WE HAVE A MOMENT BEFORE OUR PARADE CONTINUES, WE DO HAVE SOME VERY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS WHO HAVE JOINED US HERE, PARISH COUNCIL PEOPLE, THE HONORABLE HANS BURG, THE HONORABLE SCOTT WALKER, AND THE HONORABLE ARE BOHANNAN. AND PLEASE, A VERY SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR PARISH PRESIDENT CYNTHIA LEE CHANG. THANK YOU. JEFFERSON PARISH FIRE SERVICES FOR BEING WITH US BOLDLY DISPLAYING OUR NATION'S COLORS THROUGH THE STREETS OF MATTER THIS EVENING, WELCOME THE MARINE CORPS COLOR GUARD AND LEADING OFF THE PARADE THIS EVENING, [00:10:01] A BIG CENTURION'S WELCOME FOR THE MARINE FORCES QUANTICO BAND, SIFY HAIL, MARINE TAMPER. ANY CHANCES YOU COULD MENTION A KID IN THE RUMBLE BAND WHO'S HAVING A BIRTHDAY TODAY? I WOULD DO WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO. I PROBABLY CAN'T, BUT WHAT IS IT? UM, HIS NAME IS JUDE SAVAGE. WHAT MAN? WHAT BAND? RUMBLE. HE'LL BE COMING UP RIGHT HERE AT THE BEGINNING. JUDE SAEL. OKAY. JUDE SA GOT IT. DUNNO WHICH BIRTHDAY, BUT IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU. AH, WHAT WOULD MARDI GRAS AND MET BE WITHOUT THE FAR HOT GROTTO BUG PATROL. I REV THOSE AIR COOLED ENGINES. [00:15:22] OKAY, COME ON. STAND UP HERE WITH OKAY. AROUND AROUND TRASH. OKAY. Y'ALL COME UP. OH YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. RULE. MAKE ROOM. IT'S FAMILY. I DON'T CARE. JUST COME ON UP. WELL, YOU HAVE TO STAY BACK HERE BY THE PODIUM. A LITTLE SHAKY. ONE THAT REGISTER LOW. IT HELPS. YEAH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALL HAIL THE CO-CAPTAINS OF THE CREW OF CENTURIONS, MR. MICHAEL BOURGEOIS JR. AND MR. ANDY LABUFF, OUR CAPTAIN'S RIDE THIS EVENING WITH OFFICER MISS JACKIE MISER LADY AND WAITING. MISS SOPHIE, HUNTER AND PAIGE'S CAROLINE BOURGEOIS AND MARGARET BOURGEOIS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND HONOR CAST CAPTAINS, YOU HAVE BROUGHT US A WONDERFUL PARADE. WE SALUTE YOU AND IT IS MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO INTRODUCE REPRESENTING THE GREAT PARISH OF JEFFERSON, THE HONORABLE HANS BERG, TO WELCOME YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND HONORED GUESTS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THE CAPTAINS OF CENTURIAN. ON BEHALF OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE PARISH PRESIDENT AND THE PEOPLE OF JEFFERSON PARISH, WE EXTEND TO YOU OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE. AND THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL PARADE. MAY YOUR PROCESSION THROUGH THE STREETS OF JEFFERSON PARISH WITH THEIR ROYAL COURT BE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE ONE. HAIL TO THE CAPTAINS. THANK YOU ALL. HELLO METRIE. WE CANNOT ASK FOR A BETTER NIGHT TO PARADE THE STREETS OF METAIRIE. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL. THE CROWDS HAVE BEEN BEEN EVEN BETTER. UM, THANKS TO THE PARISH COUNCIL, TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND EVERYONE THAT MAKES CORVOY AND JEFFERSON PARISH POSSIBLE. WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU. THIS IS OUR 44TH, 45TH YEAR, EXCUSE ME, 45TH YEAR PARADING THE STREETS OF MEY AND WE CANNOT BE MORE THRILLED. HELL TORIAN. YES. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THANKS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR HELPING US GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER LIKE Y'ALL ALWAYS DO EVERY YEAR FOR US. AND THANK YOU TO MY WIFE FOR HELPING OUT WITH EVERYTHING SHE DOES, UH, FOR THIS PARADE. AND UM, IT'S GREAT BEING ABLE TO RIDE WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU'ALL FOR EVERYTHING Y'ALL ALWAYS DO TO, TO HELP US GET THIS ON THE STREET. THANKS. HAIL CENTURIONS. HAIL, HAIL CAPTAINS. HAIL CENTURIONS. READY? YEAH, GO FOR IT. CAPTAINS, ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR RIDE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING CENTURIONS TO THE STREETS OF MET [00:20:53] MY FRIENDS. EVERY YEAR, JEFFERSON PARISH HOLDS A RHYTHM ON THE ROOT CONTEST FOR THE BANDS IN THE PARADES TONIGHT, FIRST PLACE RHYTHM OF THE ROOT GOES TO ARCHBISHOP RUMBLE HIGH SCHOOL BAND. ARCHBISHOP RUMBLE IS A STAPLE FOR THE CREW OF CENTURIONS WITH A NUMBER OF OUR LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING OUR CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN EMERITUS AND OFFICERS ALUMNI OF RUMMEL. THE BAND IS LED BY OF COURSE, THE CHAPLET DANCE TEAM. AND AGAIN, WE PAUSE TO HAVE OUR PARISH PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AWARD ARCHBISHOP RUMMEL FIRST PLACE IN THE RHYTHM ON THE ROOT THEN CONTEST. GO DOWN THERE, WE'RE GONNA GO. AND AS OUR BAND PROCEEDS, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WISH A VERY SPECIAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JUDE SA. [00:25:40] HE WAS UP THERE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALL HAIL THE CAPTAIN AMERICAS THE CREW OF CENTURIONS. THANK YOU AND YOUR LOVELY WIFE, MISS BARBARA FOR YOUR 18 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP. HAIL TO THE CAPTAIN EMERITUS. OH, THESE GUYS AREN'T CLOUDED AROUND. IT'S THE FAJA GROTTO CLOUD. A FEW YEARS GIVEN A BAG OF THESE LIKE THAT MY WATCH. LET'S ALL WELCOME FROM ARCHBISHOP CHAPPELLE HIGH SCHOOL, THE CHEERLEADERS AND HIGH STEPPER DANCE TEAM. EVERYBODY. ARCHBISHOP CHAPPELLE PROUDLY STANDS AS THE SOUL ALL GIRLS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL AND MET. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. I KNOW, AH, THEY CHEER FOR US. LET'S CHEER FOR THEM. THE CHAPPELLE CHEERLEADERS, [00:30:30] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, RIDING MAJESTICALLY THROUGH THE STREETS. PLEASE WELCOME THE QUEEN OF CENTURION'S, MISS STACEY RASH. OUR QUEEN RIDES TONIGHT WITH HER VALETS, MR. CADEN THOMAS. MR. CORBIN THOMAS, MR. ASH HUDA AND MR. MAX HUDA RIDING WITH OUR QUEEN, HER ROYAL PAGES MASTER CARTER SMITHWICK, MS. REAGAN LIVERMORE LADY AND WAITING MS. EVERY POCHE AND JUNIOR DUKE MASTER HUDSON POCHE YOUR MAJESTY. THE ONLY THING THAT OUTSHINE THIS BEAUTIFUL EVENING, THIS WONDERFUL PARADE, IS YOUR RADIANCE AND YOUR LOYAL SUBJECTS AWAIT YOUR ROYAL PROCLAMATIONS. IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCILWOMAN, THE HONORABLE ARITA BOHANNAN, TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR STANDS, HAIL TO HER MAJESTY, STACEY RAT QUEEN CENTURI IN THE 45TH. ON BEHALF OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE PARISH PRESIDENT AND ALL YOUR SUBJECTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH, WE WELCOME YOU. MAY YOU HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE RIDE THROUGHOUT OUR STREETS. ALL HAIL THE QUEEN. HAIL, HAIL, HAPPY LDI GRAS EVERYBODY. AND HAPPY 200TH BIRTHDAY TO JEFFERSON PARISH. RAINING TONIGHT IS QUEEN CENTURIAN HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE SINCE I WAS TWO YEARS OLD. I FEEL SO HONORED AND LUCKY TO BE QUEEN. THIS 45TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR. THIS CARNIVAL ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF MY UPBRINGING AND HAS DEFINITELY BEEN FAMILY TO ME. THE WIND, SORRY, I HAVE MADE SO MANY MEMORIES AND SO MANY LASTING FRIENDSHIPS WITH THIS CREW. THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARISH PRESIDENT AND ALL THE PARISH OFFICIALS FOR ALLOWING THIS GREAT PARADE TO ROLL TONIGHT. THANK YOU TO ALL THE EMS, THE POLICE OFFICERS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY TONIGHT. THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE CREW OF S PASSES PRESENT, ESPECIALLY THE CAPTAINS OFFICERS AND FLOAT LIEUTENANTS FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THANK YOU TO MY KING FOR, UM, ALLOWING ME TO DO MY THING AND FOR HIS SUPPORT. THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT FOR JOINING ME THIS YEAR. THANK YOU TO MY ATTENDINGS FOR RIDING WITH ME TONIGHT, ALL OF MY FAMILY HERE ON THIS FLOAT. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS. WE JUST PASSED THEM UP ON VERNE. THEY COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU TO MY ALMA MATER FOR, UH, MARCHING IN FRONT OF ME TONIGHT. THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB ENTERTAINING US AND I'D LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY DAD OR IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM, I WOULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND, UM, IT WAS WITH HIS BLESSING THAT I'M QUEEN. IT'S TAKEN 45 YEARS FOR ME TO GET HERE AND I'M SO PROUD TO BE HERE TONIGHT. Y'ALL THANK YOU FOR THE WEATHER. THIS WEATHER IS AWESOME. OUR CROWDS ARE AWESOME AND UH, I'M SORRY, MARDI GRAS WAS CANCELED FOR TOMORROW, BUT, UH, THIS LDI GRAS IS GONNA MAKE UP FOR THAT. OKAY, EVERYBODY, UH, HAVE A GOOD TIME. ENJOY THE PARADE. THANK YOU. EVERYONE RAISE YOUR GLASS AND HAIL THE QUEEN OF CENTURIONS. TOSS IT DOWN. YEAH, RIGHT HERE. [00:35:09] ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR RIDE. YOUR MAJESTY. HAIL TO THE QUEEN. MAKING SOME WAVES ON THE STREET TONIGHT. IT'S THE NAUTICAL GALS. I AM LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALL HAIL HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, KINGS CENTURIONS, THE 45TH DR. MICHAEL CASH. HIS VALETS THIS EVENING ARE MR. MICHAEL CASH, JR. MR. KEVIN PETERSON AND MR. FRANK RESI. HE RIDES WITH HIS PAGES MISS PENELOPE CASH MASTER GARRETT, CONSTANT MASTER LUCAS, CONSTANT LADY, AND WAITING. NATALIE CONSTANT AND JUNIOR DUKE, TREY DOMINIQUE, YOUR HIGHNESS. WE KNOW THAT IT IS BY YOUR DECREE THAT WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL NIGHT, THIS WONDERFUL PARADE, AND YOUR LOYAL SUBJECTS AWAIT YOUR ROYAL PROCLAMATIONS. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCILMAN MR. SCOTT WALKER TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR STANDS. THANK YOU. AND HAIL TO HIS MAJESTY, DR. MICHAEL CASH, SR. KING CENTURION 45, HAIL TO HIS MAJESTY. ON BEHALF OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE PARISH PRESIDENT AND ALL YOUR SUBJECTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH, WE WELCOME YOU. HOPE YOU'VE HAD A GREAT NIGHT. HOPE IT CONTINUES TO BE GREAT AND IT'S A SAFE RIDE THROUGH OUR STREETS. HAIL TO DR. MICHAEL CASH, SENIOR KINGS CENTURION. 45. HAIL. THANK YOU. MR. WALKER. IS MRS. CHANG HERE? SHE JUST STEPPED AWAY. OKAY. SHE HAD TO RUN. UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU MRS. CHANG AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. UM, I WANTED TO TELL HER A SPECIAL STORY, BUT I'LL TELL YOU, UM, I'VE BEEN DOING MARDI GRAS FOR A LONG TIME AND I STILL REMEMBER HER DAD RIDING IN THE JEFFERSON PARISH, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, VAN, TRUCK, WHATEVER. AND, UM, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS LAST NIGHT AND THAT'S ONE OF MY FONDEST MEMORIES ACTUALLY. AND WITH MY CHILDREN, UM, AT THE PARADE, WE USED TO DO HOMEWORK WHILE WE, WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR THE PARADES TO COME. AND I WAS THINKING LAST NIGHT THAT I'VE RIDDEN IN A TOTAL OF EIGHT CREWS. SO I GO WAY BACK, UM, FROM MARDI GRAS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I GOT THAT FROM. [00:40:01] , JUST NOBODY IN THE FAMILY IS AS CRAZY AS I AM. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU MRS. SHANG, THE REST OF THE COUNCIL FOR ALL, AND MR. HARRY LEE FOR ALL THOSE YEARS OF KEEPING THE CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON PARISH SAFE. AND, AND FOR CONTINUING ON WITH THE TRADITION OF MARDI GRAS AND JEFFERSON PARISH. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. OF COURSE, WITHOUT UM, THEM THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WE OFTEN OVERLOOK IS THIS THE SANITATION CREW THAT KEEPS US LOOKING BEAUTIFUL AFTER WE MAKE A MESS OF IT. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF PEOPLE, FEW PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE. FIRST OF ALL, MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, JADE, MY DAUGHTERS BRIANNE AND PATRICIA. AND WE HAVE FLOWERS FOR ALL OF YOU. , GO AHEAD. WHERE IS MY SISTER? SHE DIDN'T COME. OKAY. GOT HIM. OKAY. THAT'S FOR YOU LADIES. THANK YOU FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE. BY THE WAY, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY UP THERE. I CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY, BUT, OH, THEY'RE OVER THERE. THAT'S A BAD GROUP. ANYWAY, THANK ALL OF YOU, ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE. IF YOU DIDN'T MEAN THE WORLD TO ME, I WOULDN'T HAVE LET YOU UP HERE . NO. I LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE PLAYED A SPECIAL PART IN MY LIFE. SO I SALUTE TO YOU. THANK YOU. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SURPRISE TO MY TWO BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN. FIRST WE'LL DO MS. LOVA CASH. WOW. SECOND IS MY GRANDSON, CAMERON PATTERSON. AND THERE'S ANTHONY HERE. ANTHONY'S DOWN THERE. OKAY, I'M GONNA STOP BY ANTHONY. OKAY, ANTHONY, WE'RE COMING TO YOU. WE HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU. TO EVERYONE THANK YOU. THANK THE COUNCIL AGAIN. MAY MARDI GRAS ALWAYS CONTINUE IN JEFFERSON PARISH. WE LOVE YOU ALL. HAIL CENTURIONS. HAIL CENTURIA. THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE TOAST. I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT THEY. WELL, THE, THE LITTLE GIRL IS YOUR MAJESTY. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR PARADE. HAIL TO OUR KING. OH WOW. YOU [00:45:01] SOME OTHER, YEAH. HA. HAIL ARBY. HOO HA. THAT'S FINE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WOMAN TAKING THIRD PLACE IN THE RHYTHM OF THE ROOT CONTRAST TONIGHT, THE LAKE SHORE HIGH SCHOOL TITAN BAND. HAIL THE TITANS. THANK YOU LAKE SHORE FOR BEING WITH US. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALL HAIL OUR GRAND MARSHAL. MR. SCOTT HOFER. SCOTT IS A DEDICATED MENTORY BUSINESSMAN AND GENEROUSLY DEVOTES HIS TIME TO MANY, MANY GRAND ENDEAVORS. HE ALSO IS A VALUED BOARD MEMBER OF THE ITALIAN IRISH PARADE. WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU RIDE WITH US. HAIL TO OUR GRAND MARSHAL. WHAT A GREAT NIGHT IN JEFFERSON PARISH. IT IS. THE WEATHER'S PERFECT. MY FAMILY'S HERE, MY FRIENDS ARE HERE. I'M RIDING WITH MY TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS, ELLEN, OLIVIA FER AND ALL THEIR FRIENDS. CAME OUT TO SEE THEM TONIGHT AND THEIR PARENTS. I WANT TO THANK THE, UM, THE CAPTAINS, TONY AND ANDY AND I WANT TO THANK KEITH RIGHT HERE FOR MAKING EVERYTHING HAPPEN FOR ME TO BE GRAND MARSHALL THIS YEAR. THANK YOU KEITH. I WANNA THANK MY SISTERS KELLY, RICKY AND AMY AND MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE DANIELLE. OUT. LEMME GET THESE FLOWERS WE PICKED TODAY. CAN I HAVE THOSE FLOWERS I PICKED TODAY? FLOWERS. FLOWERS. FLOWERS. WE PICKED THESE FLOWERS TODAY FROM THE ROSE GARDEN. SO THE RIDE SO FAR HAS BEEN GREAT. MY NEPHEWS ARE OUT OF THROWS AND I WANT TO THANK JPSO FOR DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL AT LARGE AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT. AND I WANNA THROW SOMETHING OUT THERE TO A GOOD BUDDY OF MINE, RONNIE FOSTER, WHO WAS THE FOURTH DISTRICT CAPTAIN BACK IN THE EIGHTIES WHO PASSED AWAY TWO DAYS AGO. BUT HE'S WITHOUT MEMORY TODAY. I APPRECIATE HIM. I LOVE HIM. REST IN PEACE, CAPTAIN RONNIE FOSTER. AND YOU KNOW, BEING A GRAND MARSHALL IS A GREAT HONOR, BUT RIDING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS TODAY IS AN INCREDIBLE [00:50:01] EXPERIENCE. I THANK THEM, I APPRECIATE THEM AND I LOOK FORWARD FOR THE REST OF THE ROD JEFFERSON PARISH. LET'S HAVE A GOOD ROD. THANK YOU GRANT MARSHALL, OUR GRAND MARSHALL RIDES ACCOMPANIED BY OFFICER KEITH LAMU TONIGHT. AND YES, WE GOT ABOUT GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE TO TOAST US TO JEFFERSON PARISH FOR KEEPING IT CLEAN, KEEPING IT SAFE, AND KEEPING IT FUN. THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. LOVE Y'ALL. HAIL TO THE GRAND MARSHAL EDGE. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR RIDE, SCOTT. HAVE A GREAT TIME. HELL OH YEAH. IT WOULDN'T BE MARDI GRAS IF IT WASN'T FOR THE DANCE CONNECTION. GO WAY BACK TO 1979. A STAPLE OF CARNIVAL. THANK YOU. DANCE CONNECTION. NOT AH, DOES ANYBODY OUT HERE LIKE THE BLACK AND GOLD HAIL TO THE SAINTS WHO DAT, WHO DAT CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF PARADING IN JEFFERSON PARISH. OUR TITLE FLOAT TELLS US THAT OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS 45 YEARS OF LUXURIOUS GIFTS RIDING ON THIS FLOAT OFFICERS WITH TERRY MILLER, MR. MIKE TASS AND FLOAT LIEUTENANTS, MR. FREDDY HERMAN, MR. TIM SHANNON AND MR. BRAND LEE IN GRAFF. HAIL THE TITLE FLOAT OF CENTURIONS. GAVIN, WHAT THE F**K WAS THAT? [00:56:16] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S WELCOME THE SOUTHERN CHARM DANCE TEAM. I THINK AARON'S ALL RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THANK YOU. SOUTHERN CHARM. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME OUR BEAUTIFUL MAIDS, MS. BRENT SCHMIDT RODALE DRIVE, MISS SHADE, DOMINIQUE LUXURY CARS AND MITCH KELSEY COLLINS. TIFFANY AND COMPANY. AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL VISITORS FROM THE WEST BANK? LET'S SAY A BIG CENTURION'S. WELCOME TO THE CARDINAL BAND OF BELL CHASE HIGH SCHOOL. [01:01:14] THANK YOU BELL CHASE. EVERY YEAR CENTURION SPONSORS A FLOAT FOR THE ADULTS OF MAGNOLIA SCHOOL. THIS YEAR THEY RIDE ON THE FLOAT THAT DEPICTS A WONDERFUL GIFT MADE OF SILVER HAIL MAGNOLIA SCHOOL. HAIL CENTURIONS, AH, MAKING OUR PARADE MAGICAL. SPRINKLING A LITTLE PIXIE DUST THAT PIXIE DOES CARRIAGE. I SEE SOME DISNEY PRINCESSES. AND IS THAT THE MAD HATTER? IT SURE IS HELL TO ALL OF THE DISNEY CHARACTERS. WHAT BETTER GIFT THAN A GIFT OF WONDERFUL TREASURE? FLOAT NUMBER NINE, HAIL YOU TREASURE SEEKERS OF CENTURION 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONS, THE EAST BANK LITTLE LEAGUE. TAKE US OUT TO THE BALL GAME GUYS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TAKING SECOND PLACE [01:05:01] IN THE RHYTHM OF THE ROOT CONTEST. THE BOTTOM BOWL HIGH SCHOOL BREWING BAND. LET'S HEAR THE BRUIN BAND. AH, TO GIVE A BEAUTIFUL GIFT OF SILK MADE FROM THE SILK WORM, OUR FLOAT LIEUTENANT NICK GANO AND JOE SPINTO BRING YOU THESE WONDERFUL CREATIONS IN CLOTH. THANKS DIANE. THIS, ALL THESE LADIES WANT [01:10:01] TO TELL YOU THAT THEY AIN'T MISBEHAVING. THEY JUST HAVING FUN. FLOW NUMBER 12 BRINGS YOU THE NEW ORLEANS STREETCAR, THE PRESIDENT CENTURION'S MIKE BOURGEOIS, SENIOR AND FLOAT LIEUTENANT SEAN PHILLIPS. SAY HELLO TO ALL OF US. HEY PEREZ. IS THIS THE RED WOLF JAZZ BAND? IT SURE IS. OH, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE BEAUTIFUL GIFTS, YOU GOTTA SAY OUR FLOATS BY HARMONY. MOBILITY INCLUDES A DA MEMBERS, THE OFFICER, MR. KEITH AND FLOAT LIEUTENANT MR. ANTHONY SCARANO HALE TO OUR A DA, THE JEFFERSON PARISH LAER AND BICENTENNIAL JEEP PASSING. WHAT A WONDERFUL, LUXURIOUS GIFT IS A BOX OF CHOCOLATES. OUR FLOAT LIEUTENANTS, MR. NORM BOURGEOIS AND MR. NICK BOURGEOIS PRESENT US THIS BEAUTIFUL GIFT. HAIL TO THE CHOCOLATIER OF CENTURIONS. AH, GET YOUR RUBBER DUCKIES OUT BECAUSE IT'S THE JEEP FROM THE COMBAT CRUISERS, MY HUSBAND. [01:17:24] A STAPLE OF OUR PARADE HERE, THE CENTURION'S JESTERS FLOAT LIEUTENANTS, DYLAN RYLES AND SHELBY RYLES MAKE MARY FOR OUR FOLKS ON THE STREETS TODAY, HAIL TO THE JESTERS OF IANS FROM LGER HIGH SCHOOL. WELCOME THE MARCHING WOLF PACK BAND. THANK YOU. LA ROGER. YEAH. WHETHER IT'S ETRUSCAN OR MING DYNASTY, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GIFT IS POTTERY. OUR FLOAT LIEUTENANTS, MRS. DE JOLE AND MR. RICK JOLE GIVE US THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS OF ART. HAIL TO THE POTTERS OF IANS. [01:20:28] LET'S GIVE A BIG CENTURION. WELCOME TO THE ROYAL LEGACY DANCE TEAM. AND OUR FINAL FLOAT TELLS US THAT ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT GIFTS YOU CAN GIVE IS A BEAUTIFUL STRING OF PEARLS FROM THE OYSTER. OUR FLOAT LIEUTENANT MISS BRANDY LANDRY, BRINGS US THIS MAGNIFICENT GIFT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HOPE YOU HAVE LIKED EVEN LOVED OUR PARADE THIS EVENING. BUT DO NOT WORRY, THE CREW OF CENTURIONS WILL GRACE THE STREETS OF MET FROM FOR YEARS TO COME. SO FROM THE CAPTAINS, FROM THE OFFICERS, AND FROM THE CREW MEMBERS OF CENTURIONS, WE WISH YOU A WONDERFUL EVENING. AND OF COURSE, HAPPY MARDI GRAS. NOW, PLEASE DON'T GO AWAY 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA GIVE THIS THING OVER TO THE CREW OF KINGS WHO HAVE A WONDERFUL PARADE FOR YOU. AND LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR ME. [01:25:03] YOU CAN TAKE, YEAH, YEAH. I, OH, HERE COMES THE CREW OF KINGS. PRAY MARTIAL ARTHUR, THE COST AND . THANK YOU. CAPTAIN OF KING, HIS NAME HERE. I WONDER SCOTT'S COMING, COMING. HERE COMES OUR GRAND MARSHALL, THE PLACE KICKER FOR THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS. BLAKE GROUPIE. I'M GONNA HAVE TO LOOK HIM UP. AND GRAND MARSHALL. THANK YOU. I'M LIKE, WHO? WE'RE NONE KNOW WHO WE'RE SAINTS PLACE KICK BLAKE GROUPIE. GRAND MARSHALL. OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUY. WHAT'S GOING ON EVERYBODY? HEY, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME. WHO DAT AND HAPPY MARDI GRAS. THANK YOU. YOU COMING HERE WITH THE GOOD MIKE? NO, I DON'T. THEY JUST GAVE IT TO US. I DON'T KNOW WHY. HE'S A WEE LITTLE BOY. WHY YOU DON'T TOAST HIM? NAH, NOT UNTIL HE KICK STRAIGHT. THEY MIGHT GET A TOAST. TOOK YOUR DAD'S JOB. TOOK YOUR DAD'S JOB. YOU [01:30:01] SAW HIM LAST NIGHT ON THE NEWS. BLAKE GROUPIE. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS PLAYS KICKER. COME TO GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND. HOW ABOUT THERE? JUST BACK TO BACK TO BACK, SORRY. COUPLE. YEAH. ONE OF THE SEASON. I MEAN, SOMEBODY KILLS MARDI GRAS FINGERS. THEY STILL BLAMING ME FOR THE CABBAGE. THAT COVID YEAR THERE. I'M ON THE CABBAGE ALREADY. . OH, Y'ALL ARE SO STUPID. WE'RE CANCELING TO SAY PATRICK SPRAY. Y'ALL ARE RIDICULOUS. OH GOD. SAUSAGE. THEY HATED ME. THEY HATED ME THEN. BUT EVERYTHING FELT LIKE DOMINO'S RUNNING GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, GREENVILLE HIGH TO A MARCHING BAND DOWN. LIKE IT, IT QUICKLY WAS OKAY. HAS THE, UH, HARRY LEE HEAD BEEN THE OTHER ONES? THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN IT THIS YEAR. YEAH, IT WAS LAST YEAR. HE SLAPPED WITH IT AND I JUMPED IN AND THEY BROUGHT ME DOWN THERE LIKE THEY WERE KIDNAPPING ME. I'M LIKE, WHERE Y'ALL TAKING ME? LITERALLY THEY PUT ME IN A POOL. GIVE HIM A BIG HAND. GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND. I REMEMBER, BUT IT WAS, REMEMBER, BUT THEY DROVE ME DOWN THERE AS THE SHERIFF HAD ME AND THEN I RODE DOWN WITH IT EARLIER AND THEY DROVE ME BACK. WAS A SWEET SURPRISE THAT NO, THEY LITERALLY KIDNAPPED ME. AND THEY WERE LIKE, I NEED YOU TO GET IN THE CAR. I'M LIKE, WHAT? NO. YEAH. THE TIME WE, AND HERE COMES THE CAPTAIN OF THE CRUEL KINGS RAY THIER AND MIKE LEY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HONORED GUESTS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THE CAPTAIN OF KINGS. ON BEHALF OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE PARISH PRESIDENT, AND THE PEOPLE OF JEFFERSON PARISH, WE EXTEND TO YOU OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE. AND THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL PARADE. BE YOUR PROCESSION THROUGH THE STREETS OF JEFFERSON PARISH WITH YOUR ROYAL COURT. BE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE ONE. HAIL TO THE CAPTAIN. [01:35:01] HAIL CAPTAIN. HELLO EVERYONE. WHAT A WONDERFUL NIGHT IN JEFFERSON PARISH. THIS IS, THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST NIGHTS I'VE SEEN IN A VERY LONG TIME. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY PARISH PRESIDENT SHANG. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS EVENING VERY SPECIAL FOR US. THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR BACK, AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT, WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. WE'RE COMING BACK AND WE'RE DESTINED TO BRING TRUE MARDI GRAS BACK TO THE STREETS OF JEFFERSON PARISH. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. STAY SAFE ON A COUNT OF THREE HAIL KINGS. 1, 2, 3, HAIL KINGS. THANK YOU CAPTAIN. GREAT JOB WITH AUTHORITY. THANK YOU. LOVE YOU. AND NOW HERE COMES THE RHYTHM ON THE ROUTE. SECOND PLACE WINNER. CLACKAMAS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND. CONGRATULATIONS. PLAQUEMINE HIGH SCHOOL BAND COMPETITION BY RHYTHM ON THE ROUTE. MY CAR ALL. YOU WANNA DO THE KING THIS SIDE OR YOU WANNA DO THE QUEEN I. OUR SECOND PLACE WINNERS. THANK YOU. NO, THEY'RE NOT MACY'S. HERE COMES OUR KING, MR. TOM CILLO. DR. TOM CILLO, KING OF [01:40:01] THE OF KING TOM CILLO. HI. HELLO. HAIL TO HIS MAJESTY, DR. THOMAS. THANK YOU MR. MARDI GRAS. MATT KENTRELL AND HIS LOVE OF THE WIFE KATHY, FOR BEING SO MUCH PART OF JEFFERSON PARISH FOR MANY DECADES. UM, OUR CREW IS VERY THANKFUL FOR THE REST OF OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. I CAN'T NAME THEM ALL. CYNTHIA LEE, SHANE, JENNIFER VAN RANKIN. AND SO, AND HANS LOBERG. AND I WANT THANK OUR LOVELY COURT HERE FOR PUTTING ALL THE WORK INTO MAKING THIS, UH, PARADE, UH, MEMORABLE, SAFE, AND, UH, ENJOYABLE, UH, TRADITION IN OUR PARISH. AND I, AGAIN, IF I CAN PRONOUNCE IT CORRECTLY, JEFFERSON, WHICH MEANS . LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL IN. JEFFERSON PARISH VO. THANK YOU ALL. HAIL THE KING. AN ALL HAIL, ALL HAIL THE KING AND A TOAST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. CHEERS. HAPPY MARDI GRAS, . HAIL KING, THE CREW OF KING. THROW IT, THROW IT TO THE GROUND. TOM. SHE'S GONNA FINISH IT. WOO. HAVE A GOOD RIDE. HAVE A GREAT RIDE THROUGH THE STREETS OF JEFFERSON PARISH. LIKE IN, IN THE, IN THE MOVIES WITH A BIOLOGICAL AND THE YOUNG GUY SAYS, DOING THE NOLA ANGEL DANCE AND SOCIAL TEAM. WHAT? THANK YOU. I'M I GOT. HERE COMES OUR BEAUTIFUL QUEEN MACY SPAWN MICROPHONE. MACY IS A STUDENT AT LSU ASSISTED BY JACKSON COFFIN. HAIL QUEEN, CREW OF KING HAIL TO HER MAJESTY, MACY SPAWN. QUEEN II. ON BEHALF OF JEFFERSON PARISH, THE COUNCIL, THE PARISH PRESIDENT, AND ALL YOUR SUBJECTS IN EMBARRASSED, HAPPY MARDI GRAS . WE WELCOME YOU HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE RIDE. HAIL TO HER MAJESTY. I'D LIKE TO THANK BACK AND KATHY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. HAPPY MARDI GRAS. THERE YOU GO. AMAZING. WANTS TO PRESENT SOME FLOWERS. GOOD [01:45:01] NIGHT. YEAH, THEY WHERE WE THROW A GLASS. ARE YOU RIGHT NOW? YEP. MACY WANTS TO PRESENT SOME FLOWERS TO HER MOTHER WONDER AND HER AUNT KATHY CAN'T TRAVEL. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT RIDE. MACY. THANK YOU. HERE COMES THE MILDRED OSBORNE MARCHING BAND. THE NEXT FLUTE TITLE IS AN EVENING WITH JPAC, ONE OF OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS, PERRY A AND ESADE. HEY BRETT, WHERE'S BRETT? UH, BRETT, THANK YOU. A MICHELLE OR MITCHELL. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL BAND. TENNESSEE. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. NEXT WE WELCOME THE MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL BAND FROM MEMPHIS, [01:50:01] TENNESSEE. LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG HAND COMING ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SHE'S AN ANGEL. OUR NEXT FLUTE IS SHOT CIRCUIT BAND, SHOT CIRCUIT PLAYS FROM MATTER TO BILOXI. LISTEN TO THEIR MUSIC. DANNY ABE. BRIAN CALLAHAN. THANK YOU. BEST GUITAR PLAYER AND MO CHALET WEEKEND ON THE LAKEWOOD CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL. UH, CABRINI GIRLS TROY'S PLANE. YEAH. NEXT IS OUR RHYTHM ON THE ROUTE WINNER. FIRST PLACE. JOHN ERIC HIGH SCHOOL. PATRIOT PRIDE BAND. JOHN ERIC. FIRST PLACE RHYTHM ON THE ROUTE. LOOK AT THIS GOOD LOOKING GROUP. THANK YOU. SPENT THREE YEARS OF MY LIFE AT JOHN. CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN ETT HIGH SCHOOL. PATRIOT PRIDE, FIRST PLACE WINNERS RHYTHM, AND A ROW. 2025 MARDI GRAS [01:55:44] CABRINI'S TEA PARTY WITH THE KINGS OF METRI. AVA, WHERE ARE AVA CABRINI'S CHEERLEADERS? HEY AVA. WHERE'S AVA? WHERE AVA? WHERE'S AVA? MS. TINA. MR. MORAN. HEY MR. MORAN. GOOD JOB. Y'ALL LOOK GREAT. THANK YOU CABRINI. THANK YOU. NOW WE HAVE THE DANCE INNOVATIONS. VOTE NUMBER 10. DANCE INNOVATION. THANK YOU. YOU THANK YOU. OUR NEXT FLOAT IS THE GARDEN IN SPRING. OH, SORRY. MARDI GRAS METRIC. MIA CANTRELL. MIA. MIA. MIA AND SOPHIE. AND CARRIE. MIA. SOPHIE. CARRIE AND AVA HIGH SCHOOL. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. NOW WE HAVE RILEY EGYPT HIGH SCHOOL FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. THANK YOU. A MAN FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. [02:00:11] GREAT LOOKING GROUP. THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG HAND. WHAT IS THAT? MANNING THE GARDEN IN SPRING. THIS FLOAT IS ALL FROM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. MANNING'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. LCMC. THANK YOU. KING'S KITCHEN. VICTORIA. TALBOT. VICTORIA. ALBERT AL. WHERE'S VICTORIA? TALBOT. VICTORIA. VICTORIA. TALBERT. NEXT WE HAVE THE GOLD DUSTERS DANCE TEAM. THE FOOTBALL. THANK YOU Y'ALL. I TOLD HER WE'RE IN STAND RIGHT ACROSS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS THINK, BUT SHE TURNED AROUND SUNDAY IN THE DOME. EVERYBODY LOVES THEIR FOOTBALL SEASON. SUNDAY IN THE DOME. WHO THAT YEAH. COME COMES. YEAH. I'M LIVE POPULAR ON PODCASTS AFTER THE SAINTS GAMES. YEAH. I'M LIVE THROWING THE YEAH. I'M LIVE CUPS. CATCH ONE OF THOSE. THERE'LL BE A COLLECTOR'S ITEM. DAMN LIVE. CATCH HIM AFTER THE SAINTS GAME ON THE WHOLE MAYO PODCAST. HERE COMES A BIG MARCHING GROUP. HAPPENS TO BE THE RHYTHM ON THE ROUTE. THIRD PLACE WINNERS. ANDREW H. WILSON CHARTER SCHOOL. THE W PACK FROM NEW ORLEANS. THIRD PLACE WINNERS. [02:05:01] CONGRATULATIONS GUYS AND GIRLS. CONGRATULATIONS. A BIG ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB. CONGRATULATIONS. LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS THEY PASS BY. LOOK AT THAT. UH, NEXT FLOAT IS THE UNCLE SAM JAM AM SPEC COMPANY SPONSORED BY AM SPEC COMPANY. AM SPEC COMPANY WHO? NOLA TME DANCE. REME DANCE. [02:10:04] OUR NEXT FLOAT IS AT THE CIRCUS WITH A STRONG MAN IN THE CLOUD. CHUCK AM SPEC COMPANY IS A SPONSOR OF THIS FLOAT. A AM SPEC. WHAT'S YOUR FLAVOR WITH WTIX? 94.3 WTIX. WHAT'S YOUR FLAVOR? WHERE'S MICHAEL IN THE MORNING? WHERE'S MICHAEL? MICHAEL IN THE MORNING. WHERE'S MICHAEL? IS THAT ARTHUR ASH ARTHUR? HERE COMES THE EAST ST. JOHN MARCHING WILDCATS FROM RESERVE. LOUISIANA. WELCOME. STOP. I DID THE AT THE CASINO. EVERYONE LOVES A NIGHT AT THE CASINO. THANK YOU. IS THIS, WHAT IS THIS? BATON ROUGE COLLEGIATE MARCHING. THE BATON ROUGE COLLEGIATE MARCHING BAND. HUH? LOOK AT [02:15:24] GOOD OLD ROCK AND ROLL. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, BE ACADEMY. THE MEL ROSE MARCHING EAGLE BAND FROM BELL CHASE ACADEMY. ACADEMY OF ME. THIS IS, THIS IS IT AT AQUARIUM. THIS IS OUR PARADE. MARSHALL. RENEE PIERRE. THANK YOU RENEE. THANK YOU RENEE PIERRE. AND OUR LAST FLUTE FOR MARDI GRAS 2025 A DAY AT THE AQUARIUM AM THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT TO SEE THE CREW OF KING. CONGRATULATIONS. GET THOSE CLOTHES PUT AWAY AND TAKE THE REST OF THE DAY OFF. * 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.