NO CONFUSION ON KREWE OF CONFUSION

BY KRISTIN AND JOSIAH HOWELL

HAVE BEEN RIDING IN THE ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE since 2003 when my parents (Mary and Troy Lousteau) started our family float “Krewe of Confusion.”

I was 13 years old!

Flash forward to 2019 - my 16th year riding! I was 29 and pregnant with our second baby. Our first baby was an adorable baby girl. I got the envelope with the gender from my doctor the Friday before the parade. At the last minute, we decided to do our gender reveal during the parade. We gave the envelope to our float DJ, Corey Bourgeois, and he was to give us the correct confetti poppers when we got to the overpass. As soon as we got to the top, he counted down and … blue confetti everywhere! The first boy in my family in over 18 years! Everyone on the float was going crazy as we were all hoping for a boy and it was the best celebration.

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Baton Rouge is a day like no other for my friends and family. So many memories attached to our riding nearly 20 years. And now, we have this amazing memory of finding out we were having a boy! What a day!