The New Orleans Spring Fiesta Association court was recently fêted at a fall luncheon in the Twelfth Night Room of Antoine's.
Queen of the 2024 Spring Fiesta is Miss Chloe Jewel Stowe, daughter of Mr. Craig Alan Stowe and Ms. Carolyn Albarado Stowe. She is the granddaughter of the king, Mr. Jerry Wayne Stowe, who is also president of the association.
Members of the court include Misses Sonnet and Lyric Mandell, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. David Mandell; Anna Camille Bearden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Richard Bearden; Julia Elizabeth O’Dwyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O’Dwyer; Skylar Rae Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keith Johnson; and Mercedes Grace Lee Ohlmyer, daughter of Mr. Raleigh Lawrence Ohlmyer Jr. and Mrs. Kristina Furra Ohlmyer.
Also on hand for the afternoon were 2023 Queen Catherine Marie Zimmerman and her brother, Joseph Warren Zimmerman, gallant for 2024, daughter and son of Mrs. Louise Zimmermann and the late Mr. Zimmerman. Also gallant for 2024 will be Weldon William Wilson Jr., son of Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Mike Byers Jr.
Chloe Jewel Stowe, daughter of Craig Alan Stowe and Carolyn Albarado Stowe, and her grandfather Jerry Wayne Stowe will reign over the 2024 Spring Fiesta Association festivities as queen and king. At a recent luncheon honoring the court are, from left, Craig, Jerry, Chloe and Carolyn Stowe.
Flag bearer for the 2024 Fiesta is James Beauregard Kessler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Kessler. Jewel bearers will be Sebastian Rex and Enzo Alexander Longeretta, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Longeretta; and Joseph Nathan Wilson Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. Royal guard will be William John Borne Curran, son of Drs. William and Missy Curran.
The first king of the Fiesta, C.J. Blanda, was also in attendance, as well as Joe DiFatta, captain.