Makes a a i Olymp Triumphant
by Maggie Bokobza
AFTER A LONG, TWO-YEAR WAIT, The Mystic Krewe of Olympia made its triumphant return. Zeus, his queen and their court waited patiently and were finally able to participate in the revelry of carnival season. Both the ball, held at the Castine Center in Mandeville, and the parade through downtown Covington were a huge success for the krewe members, who have not experienced anything like the last two years in their 56-year history. The krewe and court were devastated by the cancelation of the 2021 ball and parade, and even after reworking to a smaller event, a surge of COVID meant that they could no longer move forward. On the day of the canceled parade, the captain sent out a request to the krewe that
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Inside Northside
photos: JOEL MICHEL PHOTOGRAPHY
Return!
