Monday, January 7, 2013

The Bots Invade Mardi Gras



Twelfth Night has passed and the bots are officially in Mardi Gras season. This year, William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg will serve as Grand Marshals for the Krewe of Centaur Parade. The 2013 Krewe of Centaur parade will roll Saturday, February 2, 2013, at 4:30 p.m., beginning on Clyde Fant Parkway in downtown Shreveport and ending at Preston Avenue.

"Centaur's Parade of Festivals" will be the Krewe's 22nd parade. Parade floats, cups and beads will represent popular festivals from across the world. Among the float themes will be the Roswell UFO Festival, Navy Fleet Week, and the Running of the Bulls. This year's parade will feature 31 floats, 10 marching bands, several specialty units, and 600 krewe members throwing over 2 milllion beads, cups, stuffed animals, doubloons, and toys.

For more information about the parade and other Mardi Gras festivities in Shreveport-Bossier visit: http://www.shreveport-bossier.org/mardi-gras/.

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