Late Breaking News
- March 07, 2013
- The 2013 SPLL Annual
Meeting and Parade Awards Presentation will be
Wednesday, March 27th at 7:00 PM at The Office Bar, 421
Third Street, located downtown.
- ADDRESS CORRECTION FOR SPLL
ANNUAL MEETING AND PARADE AWARDS PRESENTATION: 421 Third
Street (originally sent out as 241 Third Street)
- February 01, 2013
- Attention all you
"Flocking" flockers... We Flock Tuesday evening,
rain or shine. Wear your rubbers. Leaving from S. Harrells
Ferry Road at 6:30ish PM.
- January 29, 2013
- The 2013 Spanish Town Mardi
Gras Parade MANDATORY Driver’s Safety Meeting
will be Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 6:30 PM. It will be
held at the Roux House, downtown. Each parading krewe MUST
send one person to the driver’s meeting! The
Judge's Bribery Dinner will follow the Driver's
Safety Meeting at the same location.
- The 2013 Parade Judges
are: Katherine Anders, Cathy Childers, Erin Cofiell,
Chad Ogea and Michael Papajohn.
- January 23, 2013
- 2013 Spanish Town Ball Table Decorating: You can decorate your
tables before the Ball, the hall will open on January 26 at 9:30 AM
and will close at promptly 4:30 PM. No one is allowed in the
loading dock area without a pass. You can drop off your things
in the front then go park in the B-2 Garage. The tables are 6
feet in diameter (round). You may bring your ice chest at the
time of decorating and store them underneath the table, no Styrofoam
allowed. Please keep in mind there will be no utilities
(electricity) available for decorations on your table, plan
accordingly. No stapling into the tables or table clothes.
You will not be allowed to have open flames or helium balloons.
Also keep in mind that you can't use anything that would pose a fire
or safety hazard, get creative. For more information on the
Ball please read though the information posted on the
Ball Page.
- 2013 Spanish Town
Mardi Gras T-Shirts will be on sale Saturday
Morning, January 26, at the River Center hall where the Ball
will be held. They will also be sold during the Ball.
The short sleeved shirts are $15 and long sleeved ones are
$20; get them early while all sizes are available.
- The Official Spanish Town
Mardi Gras Parade After Party and Awards Ceremony will be
hosted by the Bald Eagle Pub, 140 Main Street, Baton Rouge,
LA 70801, on Saturday February 09, 2013. The entry fee
is $5.00. The featured bands will be One Wants and
Soulhaven. Beer and food trucks will be on site.

- January 17, 2013
- The 2013 Spanish Town Mardi
Gras Grand Marshal Party will be at Hound Dogs after the
Royalty Brunch on Saturday, Janurary 19, 2013. Come
out and show your support for our Grand Marshal Gerald
Woods!
- January 16, 2013
- The 2013 Spanish Town Mardi
Gras Ball is SOLD OUT. If you are
looking to purchase tickets or have extra tickets you are
trying to sell you can post in the
forum under this topic to try and find someone else
trying to buy or sell. You can also visit the
hall the day of the Ball, there are always tickets available
at the hall that persons who can't attend are trying to
sell.
- January 15, 2013
- The Driver's Safety Meeting
will be held Wednesday, February 06, 2013. Time and place to
be announced later.
- January 14, 2013
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye! To all
within the vast realm of Her Majesty Queen Whitney Vann's
Queendom! Everyone is invited to attend The Queen's
Party on Friday, February 01, 2013 at 7:30. It will
be held at Sullivan’s which is located at 5252 Corporate
Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808, 225-925-1161
sullivans.batonrouge@dfrg.com. For more information you can
contact Greg at greg@bierbog.com
- Don't forget to submit your
event photos to the
Photo section of the website!! If you have
problems uploading to the website you can email your photos to Weborah @ SpanishTownMardiGras.com and I will post
them for you. Don't forget to include the event name
and year so they can be displayed in the proper album.
- January 06, 2013
- Pre
ordered food online deadlines: All orders
must be placed no later than 72 hours before the Ball, so it
needs to be in by 5:00 on Wednesday before the Ball on
Saturday. This is so all orders can be processed and to the
Kitchen so they can place their order to the food
distributor by Thursday to be delivered by Friday so the
Kitchen staff can start preparing the food items for the
night of the Ball. If anyone misses the deadline they will
have to order from the menu that will be placed on each
table the night of the Ball, there will be servers to take
the orders and deliver it to the tables.
- January 04, 2013
- Spanish Town Mardi Gras
Royalty Brunch
Honoring the 2013 Royal Court
All past Kings, Queens and Grand Marshals
Saturday January 19, 2013
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Lyceum Ballroom
124 Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA
Champagne Buffet, Cash Bar, Raffles & Silent Auction
$25 per person (by advance ticket & reservations only)
Tables can be reserved with purchase of 8 tickets
For Tickets, Table Reservations and to RSVP
PLEASE CONTACT: Laura McDavitt (225) 241-2318 or Cherie
Brumfield (225) 753-1022
Tickets are also available for purchase at:
Elizabethan Gallery, Jefferson Hwy at Government Street and
MS G's Tavern, Florida Blvd at Sharp
Dress Code: Creative Brunch or whatever's left of your Royal
Attire
Sponsored by The Spanish Town Ladies' Auxiliary, Inc. with
Proceeds to benefit local area charities
The Brunch is open to all Royalty, Krewes, SPLL and STLA
members as well as their guest. Limited seating is available
so please RSVP and purchase your tickets as soon as
possible.
- January 03, 2013
- The Flamingos have
been cut but now they need a coat of paint to keep them warm for their trek to the Lake for nesting! We
need your help on Saturday, January 05, 2013 from 10:00 AM
until ?? at David Applegate's Shop, 1440 Government Street
(at the railroad tracks). All are welcome to come help paint
these birds.
- Order your very own
Personal Flocking
today! This
will include your own personal flamingo (like the ones found
in the lake) delivered to your door or a friend's door with beads, fireworks
and more!! Don't wait too late as there are only a few
offered each year. Personal Flocking deliveries are
only available within a 50 mile radius of Baton Rouge, LA.
- December 05, 2012
- The 2013 Spanish Town Mardi Gras
Dignitaries are: King Robert King, Queen
Whitney Vann
and Grand Marshal Gerald Woods.
- The 2013 SPLL Members List has been
updated, the list can be found on the About/Join SPLL Page.
- October 31, 2012
- The 2013 Spanish Town Mardi
Gras Ball Ticket Forms have been emailed to all
Parading Krewe contact persons. If your Krewe has not
received the application, please use the
Contact Page here on the website to email SPLL
stating that you did not receive them.
- September 30, 2012
- The
Passing of Lon Hunter
Baton Rouge lost an original on September 28, 2012 at about
6:20 PM. Our friend and Member of the Board of Directors of
SPLL, Lon Hunter, passed away after bravely battling lung
cancer. He was co-founder of the Spanish Town Mardi Gras
Ball and The Notorious Tosser of "Flamingo Paws" at the
Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade. We thank his wife, Maria
Hunter, for keeping us all up to date on his condition and
eventual passing.
The times for the wake and visitation is on Monday, October
01, 2012 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM. The Funeral
Service and Burial will be from 8:00 AM -10:00 AM. Tuesday,
October, 02, at Greenoaks, 9595 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge,
LA.
You can post your favoirte memories of Lon and your favorite
photos in the
Forum Topic
that has been set up just for him!
