Krewe de Mystical Waters’ King and Queen XIX Chester Gordon and Tammy Bertrand Gordon, The Delcambre Mardi Gras was held on Jan. 28 in Lafayette.
Young Ambassadors Seated L to R: Caroline Hebert, McCall Rogers, BrocLauryn LeBlanc, McKenzie Boudreaux. Standing L to R: Seth Romero, Maggie Schexnayder, Hannah Toups, Gracie Bowen, Kennedi Alario, Mason Frazier
Sonny & Cher L to R: Mandy Thibodeaux, Scotty Trahan
The Beatles Seated L to R: Clay Broussard, Flynn Gordon. Standing L to R: Matt Gordon, Ches Gordon
L to R: Keisha Deville, Bryan Touchard, Laura Rogers, Clayton Rogers, Wendy Trahan
Front Row L to R: Mandy Leblanc, Jamie Schexnayder, Mitzi Duhon, Lili LeBlanc, Listi Arceneaux. Back Row L to R: Zane Zagar, Ken Schexnayder, Jake Duhon, Andrew Robin, Mark Arceneaux
Front Row L to R: Jorey Renard, Liz Schexnayder, Lani Renard, Renee Renard, Garrett Frederick. Back Row L to R: Francis Nunez, Tony Barras, Mike Romero, Zack Renard
Front row L to R: Olivia Gordon, Tori Clemons, Jennifer Broussard, Monica Delcambre, Ann Nunez, Kassie Romero, Jodi Romero, Kristy Touchard. Seated in Car: Tammy Trim. Back Row L to R: Tracy Trim, Julie Alario, Jesse Alario, Ches Gordon, Scotty Trahan, Britlyn Zagar, Garrett FrederickKneeling L to R: Clint Renard, Bryan Satchez, Standing L to R: Rachel Renard, Vicki Rogers, Tammy Gordon, Debbie Baudoin, Tina Renard, Laura Satchez
Krewe de Mystical Waters Bal Masque XXII
On Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Le Pavillon at Parc Lafayette, Delcambre’s Krewe de Mystical Waters celebrated it’s 22nd bal masque, themed - Imagine: Peace Love and Mardi Gras.
Peace: a celebration of the summer of love, a time of free love, drugs and rock and roll. The entire show was dedicated to the music that personified the emotions and vibes of that time in history.
Throughout the show, we continually met two wandering hippies in search of the king and queen of the ball. To begin the performance, The Woodstock Guru, Swami Satchidananda, (portrayed by King Ches) welcomed members and guests and the audience then enjoyed memorable tunes from that era culminating with a dynamic performance from rock royalty Janis Joplin.
Love: King Ches opened this portion of the show entertaining the audience with his Tik Tok version of how he met his queen, his love and wife Tammy. He jokes that he met her on Aisle 7 at Rouse’s, which has some truth to it as they met at Graham Central Station which is presently Rouse’s. During this segment of the show, the Beatles performed a medley of some of their most popular tunes and Sonny and Cher delighted the crowd with their hits “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On”. Mardi Gras: Mardi Gras would not be complete without visiting the Mardi Gras capital of the world, New Orleans.
The first New Orleans experience was a tarot reading for our two hippie friends from Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau who foresaw a future of a wild night with a chance of getting lucky, but she also drew the card of darkness. The “getting lucky” prophecy was fulfilled with a visit to the red light district stopping off at the “House of the Rising Sun.” Our two hippie friends, maybe a bit under the influence, had an eerie experience at a local museum with what appeared to be moving picture frames, but then craziness ensued at the Audubon Zoo with wild animals filling the ballroom. Fulfilling the prediction of darkness, the witch warrior conjured up evil spirits leading to human sacrifice.
The evening culminated with the formal presentation of Krewe de Mystical Waters’ 19 th King and Queen, Chester Gordon and Tammy Bertrand Gordon.
Tammy is a native of Delcambre , Louisiana. She has been employed with twin parish port for over 10 years. She is very involved in her community and currently serves on several community-based boards. Tammy enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and always having a good time. Tammy’s favorite time of the year is Mardi Gras.
Chester “Ches” Gordon is a native of the Mississippi delta town of Yazoo City, which has significantly shaped who he is today. Yazoo is situated where the delta meets the hills and is surrounded by cotton fields, magnolia trees, delta blues, soul food and juke joints that will forever be ingrained in his small town upbringing. Ches has worked at M & J Valve Services for over 15 years. He enjoys traveling, golf, fishing, cooking, camping, working out and spending time with his family.
CHes and Tammy have been married for over 20 years. They have three children, Tori, Olivia and Flynn. 1 granddaughter, Elizabeth and a grandson, Jon Tyler, arriving in March.
Tammy and Ches feel blessed to live in the greatest small town ever, Delcambre, Louisiana.