It's Official....The
Knights of Sparta will hit the streets
this Carnival Season 2007!!!
The Captain and Officers met, after a
well attended Open Krewe Meeting, and
made the decision to roll on schedule
this coming parade season.
Founded in 1981 Sparta
is the first Mardi Gras Parade of the
New Orleans Season to present Flambeau
Carriers. This New Orleans parade is very
innovatavive as well as traditional.
Sparta was a city-state
renowned for the strength and discipline
of its people in ancient times in southern
Greece. In 1981, after successfully staging
tableau balls for nearly three decades,
the Knights of Sparta exploded upon the
parading scene with a traditional-style
parade that also blended innovations employed
by the newer krewes in Carnival.
Old hands at staging tableau
balls for nearly three decades, the balls
of the club are often innovative and very
educational and entertaining to the crowd.
They are preceded by skits acted in the
lobby of the Halls. Very upscale and charming.
The parade is led by the
captain aboard a white stallion, and he
is followed by his shadow, a young boy
who also rides a white steed. Sparta annually
christens the St. Charles Avenue parade
route and is the first to present flambeau
carriers. Sparta's membership is associated
with the maritime industry.
Year Founded: 1951
Krewe Motto: "best parading and ball
organization"
Krewe Members: 375 all male
Krewe Owned Floats: 4
Krewe Throws: cups and specialized doubloons
