Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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.f ,- ftiltmrmniw me sorrmeiimim g tMli1ciieaO 9 Topped with a crown, the Louisiana crawfish was a Parish, The parade is typical ot those in smaller towns in the state Th lb0d3llX Clt D3.I'3dB S 'N ands 'HS' Z .XV Z f I ,X a' If ,, tr-V parade of the Krewe of Comus marching to Refs Ball and the meeting of the two courts, a ceremony always captured on television. Comus, being the oldest krewe known, dating back 103 years, receives the respect ot all other krewes. With the arrival ot Wednesday morning, the cos- tumes and memories are put away, revelers nurse their excesses and students prepare to return to classes on Thursday. As the rock musician Dr. John, the Night Tripper phrased it, there aint nothin' like a Mardi Gras Mambo. Each president was given a tloat by one New Orle- ans night parade Many krewes pick one theme each year and construct floats as part ot it Mardi Gras Mambo 29

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'www , -1' QQ, AZV .kAV,. f rv, , . ,wie- kj! j, 5 Jag. vi x N 1? , K .-M, X' 7 , fp.. , V'I v 41 L ' -.g ,.s ' .o , P5 Mardi Gras Mambo , ..v,- ' . ,Z'Ja l' f ing., T the celebration is observed mainly by local residents, tourists preferring to attend major parades in New Orleans. In recent years, the city where Mardi Gras had its start has dissuaded the street people from coming to the Crescent City. These are the visitors with little or no money, with no place to stay, usually camping in parks and the streets. Crackdowns by police by putting vagrants in jail until after Fat Tuesday, have begun to eliminate this problem. Tourists wearing jeans, but usually quieter by nature have begun to dominate the scene. Figures published by the Times-Picayune in New Orleans show only 144 arrests for drunkenness C208 in 19755, 52 for loitering and 3 for sleeping in parks. Some went to excesses, as one carnival CelebratOr lies down on the sidewalk to sleep, Police did not allow people to sleep or camp out in parks. One family for the birds, the Elks Truck Parade offers the chance for the average person to deco- rate a truck and join in the merriment of a family hol- iday, Part of any parade are the maids who ride on floats with the queen. One maid, dressed as an indian, waves from her position in a New Orleans night parade. Narcotics accounted for 253 arrests in the city. With the arrival of Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, carnival madness invades the streets in what has been called the biggest free show on earth. lf perched on any street corner, a person who hasn't toasted the day too much could see countless types of exhibitionism, family costuming and apparel. The most-attended parade each year is the Krewe of Rex, regarded as the king of all krewes. As visitors paraded down Canal Street through the heart of the city, thousands packed themselves behind barricades for a chance at a plastic necklace or a coveted doubloon commemorating the krewe. The carnival season ends with the Tuesday night l l l i

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,rx Eid' 6655 iii? QE EQ 5 E EQ e 5 g ., T ., 'mtl . . 3+ ll g l S , F5 55 . V, 3 t 11 1 'fa 1 .gf . .,, -1 r Af , A by Brent Madere and Kevin Fambrough lt's been the butt of jokes and part of residing at Nicholls or the city of Thibo- daux, Power failures, Depending on whose opinion someone listens to, there are many causes for keeping a good supply of candles or flashlight batteries handy A generator system being overworked, poor-service, competition with the larger Louisiana Power 8 Light or the rubber in 'broke','ghave been the serious and .mo-recomical answers to the lack ot elec- 1fg'g'i ty:,,..Mi . . ,V .1 1 . Q il or dorms. It took three days to restore power, and the failure was not the fault of Thibodaux Power St Light. ' A cable on the C circuit supplying power to North and South Babington and Ellender dorms, Talbot Theater, Polk Library and the Acadia Hall cafeteria was the cause. Workers managed to restore power 4 p.m. Tuesday, but trouble developed again Wednesday leaving the whole cam- pus without power. Within 15 minutes workers restored power for all buildings except those on the C circuit. , if QQ -1-Q-1 1 4 V1-1? ' 'jf itii SOQe'W,hen the power-went out on the J , Monda afternoon x ' Even with the power out, windows allowed enough 1 A ,I - ,A ,OT!JaD U?ry-23' 'T was light for students to continue using Polk Library. 555 I m . V taken ,lTfTSTFldBJ by S't'lLldGVI1S'li'l Cla.SSirOOrTiS Instructors managed to give out assignments. jp 3.0-1 WannaiS'hed Some Light, Please? 5 X-,,,..s,, 3.x hp, ., .1 .. N It ' IAQ-'k '-L.'xi4 : if 3 If fr'-', I i, , -' 1 , , S'Wv Nm.-.tml H9 -iv. I K it , 4 . :avi W- 'rail' ii.l'1r-'1- ,w,,i,',s V-.ii 'V , ' T T. E'