The Krewe of Houmas follows the traditional West Houma route starting at the
Southland Mall and ending at Town Hall on Barrow St..
This year's parade will be one of our largest ever! With some new, larger floats
and plenty of marching bands from around the state, the Krewe of Houmas is
striving to put on a grand show on Terrebonne Parish's biggest day of the year!
The parade will begin at 11 am on Mardi Gras Day. Please obey all laws and
regulations while respecting the law enforcement officials, riders, and drivers
in the parade.
2012 Parade Theme � " It's Carnival Time! "
2012 Parade Lineup:
Float 1
Float 2
Float 3
Float 4
Float 5
Float 6
Float 7
Float 8
Float 9
Float 10
Float 11
Float 12
Float 13
Float 14
Float 15
Float 16 |
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Float Captain
King Houmas LXVI
Royal Entertainment Float
Houmas Dukes
Tim Duplantis
Damon Baldone
Ben Malbrough
Brandon Gawlik
Hunter Tieken
Luke Kinnard
Manny Merlos
Jimmy Watkins
Ronnie "Jules" Haydel
Mark Lee
Rob Hamilton
Charlie Pitre
Reuben Williams |
Title
King Rob Hamilton
"Jolly Roger"
"Scoobert
'Scobby' Doo"
"Return of the Jedi"
"American Muscle Car"
"Frankenstein's Monster"
"Uncle Sam"
"Take Me Out To The Ball Game"
"Civil War Soldier"
"Ahab the Arab"
"Movie Matinee"
"The
Caped Crusader"
"Explorers of the New World"
"The Amazing Spider
Man" |
Krewe of Houmas
Houma-Terrebonne Carnival Club
Houma's Marching Band Competition
The Houmas parade always includes an array of excellent bands drawn from the best high school, junior, and military units locally and statewide. They help to add a colorful musical dimension to Mardi Gras in Houma.
The battle of the bands concept is something new to the Tri-Parish area, and unique to the Krewe of Houmas. The tradition of having 5 independent band judges staged throughout the route instead of at the reviewing stand has allowed more crowd-oriented performance. This year's line-up includes ensembles from North and South Louisiana, and Houma metro area battling for the coveted grand champion prize. Bands will be judged on appearance, sound, marching style and crowd appeal.
Examples of past winners include units from Vandeblit Catholic High, E D White Catholic High, Carrol High School (Monroe, LA), and St. Martinville Senior High School. The Grand Champion wins our BEST BAND banner, an automatic invitation to the following year's parade, and a cash prize.