PHOTOS: Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. Mardi Gras ball 2018

King Toussaint L'Ouverture LXAlbert E. Babineaux Jr.presides over the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc.'s annual Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Queen Suzanne Simonné LX Tanner E. Babineaux presides over the 2018 Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc.'s annual Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Queen Suzanne Simonné LXTanner E. Babineauxpresides over the 2018 Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc.'s annual Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

King Toussaint L'Ouverture LX Albert E. Babineaux Jr. and Queen Suzanne Simonné LXTanner E. Babineauxpreside over the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc.'s annual Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Queen Suzanne Simonné LX presides over the 2018 Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc.'s annual Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

King Toussaint L'Ouverture LX Albert E. Babineaux Jr.and Queen Suzanne Simonné LXTanner E. Babineauxpreside over the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc.'s annual Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Little Queen Suzanne, A'myrhi Brelle Lambert, takes the stage as the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its annual Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

The King's Messenger, Kayce Karrell Charles, delivers a message to King Toussaint L'Ouverture LX as the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its annual Mardi Gras ball Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

The King's Messenger, Kayce Karrell Charles, delivers a message to King Toussaint L'Ouverture LXAlbert E. Babineaux Jr.as the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its annual Mardi Gras ball Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. 2017 King Corey Frank and Queen and Imani Harvin are presented during the organization's annual Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Chastity Journet, Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc.'s first vice president, attends the organization's annual Mardi Gras ball Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Nelda Broussard acts as emcee for the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc.'s annual Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc. hosts its Mardi Gras ball at the Heymann Performing Arts Center Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser