Jack & Joanie Jones were 2001Mardi Gras Ball Royalty

Who knew that before the Heritage Center Mardi Gras Ball was instituted in 2008, a much smaller Mardi Gras Ball was held in a local residence for several years, beginning in 1999? This became an annual event and was so much fun, it was later expanded into the area wide fundraiser just recently held at The Paris Convention Center. The King and Queen of the 2001 Mardi Gras Ball were Jack and Joanie Jones. As the picture below indicates, they made a regal royal couple. Submitted by Ray Harding.