Word: bryan
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Trevor G. Bryan, who has known the elder Jefferson since they attended Harvard Law School together, will reign as king...
...Washington, the king, queen and princesses will attend events such as "Louisiana Alive," where the best chefs of Louisiana will flaunt their skill, according to Jefferson. The princesses and several honorary queens will pay homage to Jefferson and Bryan, who will reign over the formal ball from an elaborate throne...
Forty-six years ago, the Louisiana Congressional delegation, chaired this year by William Jefferson, began to bring Mardi Gras to Washington for delegates who could not go home to New Orleans, according to Bryan. The chair of the delegation traditionally appoints friends or relatives to be king and queen...
...There was a controversy recently because there was an ordinance that had as its aim to integrate the krewes[New Orleans social organizations]. The old line krewes were not integrated," Bryan said...
...selection of a Black king and queen is more representative of the true multicultural tradition of the Mardi Gras festival. Bryan said...