February 8 - February 14, 2016
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THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY -
YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM
he maids and debutantes of Zulu’s 2016 coronation pageantry
ackie is King Bacchus
etroit-area officer
ets 13 months in
rison for assault
Madison Morton
Maid
Cayla Bean
Maid
Alexis Alex
Maid
Galen Ambeau
Darione Brooks
Paige Cameron
Kia Bedney
Dominique
Gibson
Alexia Gills
Kamri Gordon
Alexis Hart
Cyndi Holloway
Teja Johnson
Ca’marie
Hawkins
Majella King
Kaedrin Lee
Cameron London McCaala Nelson
Darinique Pierre Jordyn Platenburg
Jasmine Nevil
Ciara Steward Alyssa Sylvester
Johnel
Washington
Tayler Williams
Haven Thomas
Ronjae Brady
Taylor Williams
As is tradition, The Zulu Social
Aid & Pleasure Club, Inc. held
its Annual Coronation Ball on
the Friday before Mardi Gras
which this year fell on February
5, at the Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center to the theme
“Zulu: Celebrating 100 Years of
Incorporation.”
Reigning over one of the most
sought-after invitational event of
every Carnival Season were King
Zulu 2016 Jay H. Banks and his
queen, Artelia E. Bennett-Banks.
This year’s Zulu maids are Misses
Madison C. Morton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Morton III; Cayla
J. Bean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Bean; and Alexis B. Alex,
daughter of Mr. Ernest Alex and
Ms. Penny Conner.
Also making their debut that
evening were Misses Galen A.
Ambeau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Ambeau; Jasmine L.
Nevil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bernell M. Nevil, Jr.; Johnel C.
Washington, daughter of Mr.
Lionel Washington Jr. and Dr.
Jounett Maria Dillon; Tayler J.
Williams, daughter Mr. Jude T.
Williams and Ms. Taikaiss Bush;
Alexia D. Gillis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Avery D. Gillis; Ca’marie
C. Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald Hawkins; Kia J.
Bedney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kia Javona Bedney; Ronjae J.
Brady, daughter of Mr. Ronald
Anthony Brady and Mrs. Janea
Westerfield-Gray; Kaedrin A. Lee,
daughter of Mr. Chad S. Lee and
Ms. Senecca Boudreaux; Darione
M. Brooks, daughter of Mrs. Cheryl
M. Brooks and the late Mr. Darron
J. Johnson; Darinique C. Pierre,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carey J.
Pierre; Teja A. Johnson, daughter of
Mr. And Mrs. Lionel Johnson;
Also Misses Cameron R.
London, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cade J. London IV; McCaala O.
Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Willie J. Nelson, Jr.; Haven K.
Thomas, daughter of Mr. Quinton
Thomas and Ms. Mary K. Smith-
Thomas; Jordyn E. Platenburg,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Desmond Davis; Ciara A.
Steward, daughter of Mr. Jeremy
Freeman; Kamri Gordon, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Conny
Horton, Jr.; Alyssa G. Sylvester,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Sylvester; Alexis M. Hart, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hart,
Jr.; Majella A. King, daughter of
Attorney C. Hunter King and
Mrs. Alexis Joseph-King; Paige
L. Cameron, daughter of Mr. and
Rudolph
Rayfield,
Jr.;
Dominique L. Gibson, daughter
of Mr. Henry E. Gibson, III and
Ms. Katrina E. Lewis; Taylor J.
Williams, daughter of the late
Mrs. Shylonda Denise Pierce and
granddaughter of Mrs. Mae
Bradley; and Cydni R. Holloway,
daughter of The late Mr. Daryl
Stephoen Holloway and Ms.
Nicole Holloway.
Members of King Zulu’s royal
entourage were Joseph B. Morton,
III; Robert Kamala Johnson,
Gralen Bryant Banks; Ryan Jaison
Banks; Garland A. Thomas; and
Tristan Edward Thomas.
The King’s Royal Paiges were
Christopher W. Briscoe, Kaden S.
Clark, Malachi J. D. Cosse,
Malcolm X. Ferrouillet, Khalil M.
Fisher, Rogers Gaines IV, Noah E.
Jackson, Khalib J. Lee, Alijah K.
Lombard, Jayden L. Renthrope,
and Travis D. Taylor, Jr.
Attendants to Queen Zulu were
Jacqueline Hill Banks, Jonetta F.
Bennett, Gizelle F. Johnson-Banks,
Jerlinda A. Luckett, Natalie B.
Thomas, Shannon K. Thomas,
Nikita D. Clark, Stephanie Clark,
KeShuna R. Jones- Lee, Voncile
M. Lyons, Candace N. Newell,
and Rhenette C. Tobias.
Serving as her Royal princesses
were Jaelyn A. Carr, Taya B.
Fontenette, Dakota E. Thomas,
Alaya L. Adams, Rayvyn-Sanaa’
F. Bonnee, Mia J. Robertson, Anais
E. Santemore, Simone A.
Spriggens, Jasani D Thornsberry ,
and Peja A. Wright;
Naaman C. Stewart serves as
President of Zulu. Andrew “Pete”
Sanchez, Jr. is chairman of the
2016 Carnival Activities and
Clarence A. Becknell, Sr., Zulu
Historian, “Emeritus” was this
year’s Master of Ceremonies.◊
arroquette.
Mackie, a graduate of the New
rlean Center for Creative Arts
nd Warren Easton High School,
urned heads in the recent film
aptain America: The Winter
oldier
, playing the role of the
lack superhero, The Falcon. He
eprised the role in two other films,
vengers: Age of Vultron
and
ntman
. Mackie’s other film cred-
ts include,
8 Mile
,
Hurt Locker
,
he Hate Me
,
Night Catches Us
,
illion Dollar Baby
,
Sucka Free
ity
,
We Are Marshall
,
Notorious
nd
Brother to Brother
.
The New Orleans native will
gain play the role of The Falcon
n
Captain America: Civil War
nd will appear in the upcoming
ilm
Triple 9
with Kate Winslett
nd Woody Harrell.
Mackie’s reign as King Bacchus
LVIII during the carnival organi-
ation’s parade will take place on
unday, Feb. 7, which also hap-
ens to be Super Bowl Sunday.
“The Krewe of Bacchus has
lways taken the lead in revolu-
ionizing Mardi Gras,” Bacchus
spokesman Clark Brennan said in a
Jan. 22 statement. “This year we
are pleased to have a Bacchus who
is both a nationally recognized star
and a New Orleans native.
“Anthony is a local success story
and a great representative of the
rich art, culture and music talent
we have in New Orleans.”
Bacchus, which first paraded in
1969, is perhaps best known for
its celebrity monarchs, super
sized floats and lavish post-
parade parties.
With “The Falcon” presiding
over the festivities, the theme for
this year’s parade is “Flights of
Delight.” The parade will feature
1,430 riders on 31 colossal floats
and include entertainment from
southern University’s “Human
Jukebox,” the Talladega Marching
Band and a host of local and out-
of-state marching bands.
Anthony Mackie will bring a
“hometown love to the King’s
throne this year and will not only
be celebrating amongst his family
and friends during the Mardi Gras
weekend, but will be thrilling his
‘Louisiana’ family as well,”
Bacchus officials said.◊
Continued from Page 1
y Ed White
P Writer
(AP) – ADetroit-area police offi-
er whose bloody beating of a
otorist was captured on dashcam
ideo has been sentenced to at least
3 months in prison for assault.
William Melendez was an
nkster police officer a year ago
hen he stopped Floyd Dent, who
as pulled from his car after
olling through a stop sign and
unched in the head 16 times.
In a statement a family member
read in court Tuesday, the 58-
year-old Dent says Melendez
stopped him because he was a
“Black man in a Cadillac.”
Melendez told a judge he’s
“truly sorry.”
The maximum punishment is 10
years in prison. It’s up to the parole
board when to release Melendez.
Melendez was fired after
WDIV-TV aired the video last
March. Inkster agreed to pay
$1.4 million to Dent.◊
