Krewe of Town Revelers
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he Krewe of Town Revelers’ Carnival Ball was held on March 1st at the Rice Festival Building in Crowley. The theme of the ball was “Notoriously Cimmer.” Reigning over the festivities were King Cimmer LIX, Gilles Roland Armand Albert Ghislain Piron and his Queen Sandra Bourgeois Doré. Piron is the son of Alvina Collignon of Villeroux, Belgium and the late Andre Piron. He is married to Ruthie Welch Piron, Queen to King Cimmer LIV. They have two sons, Alex and Andrew. He is employed by GATE, Inc., a consulting firm based in Houston, TX, and is currently assigned as full time senior Consulting Engineer to the Pipeline Major Projects Group at Shell Oil Company. He and his wife also co-own a family business, Rice City Gymnastics. Doré is the daughter of the late James E. Bourgeois and the late Phyllis Brookshire Bourgeois of Sulphur. She is married to John Elliot Doré, King Cimmer LV. She has one daughter, Ellie, and two stepdaughters, Chelsea and Samantha. She is Assistant Principal at St. Michael School where she is in her 28th year of teaching. A pair of roving reporters covered historic headline stories of notorious couples and criminals, and the Showstoppers danced an opening newsroom scene. Ball Revelers from the Krewe of Town Revelers tried to keep order as Cimmer’s finest law enforcers, also dancing and bestowing beads on the crowd. The court pages were introduced playing cops and robbers with the help of special guest performers, Father Jared Suire and Linda Craton, reprising “Jailhouse Rock”. King Cimmer the 59th and his Queen garnered press coverage worthy of the royal announcement. They took their places amid the Art Deco opulence of the royal court stage flanked by two lighted chandeliers. Dukes and maids were then presented, bringing to life the headlines of the past. Director of this year’s presentation was Claire Kelbaugh; assistant director, Christine LeLeux; project manager, Lisa Dupuis; backstage manager and scriptwriter, Ellen Dailey, and general coordinator, Brooke Lowry.
MARDI GRAS
King Cimmer LIX, Gilles Roland Piron and his Queen, Sandra Bourgeois Doré
Christopher LeLeux, Cameron Latiolais, Casey Goff, and Anne Elise Swacker, Pages, Cops and Robbers
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MARCH 2, 2014