Tis the season in Louisiana! The Krewe of Janus rolls tomorrow, and I thought I would provide a list of the past kings and queens since the beginning in 1984! Here is a list of all years to date:
1984 – Dr. Creighton Chandler, Jr. and Kay LaFrance I
1984 – 1985 – Don Domangue and C. Ann Norsworthy II
1985 – 1986 – Sam Donald and Sharon Turrentine III
1986 – 1987 – Terry Aucoin and Janet Breard IV
1987 – 1988 – Cliff LaFrance and Michele Brown V
1988 – 1989 – Bobby Fisher and Brenda Howell VI
1989 – 1990 – Greg Pierce and Judy C. Martin VII
1990 – 1991 – Herbert Breard and Susan Allain VIII
1991 – 1992 – Clayton Norred and C.J. Sartor IX
1992 – 1993 – Richard Adams and Lori Martin* X
*Daughter of Queen Janus VII Judy C. Martin.
1993 – 1994 – Peter Johnston and Patsy Powell XI
1994 – 1995 – Rex Dillingham and Kim Hummel XII
1995 – 1996 – Michael Caire and Alwine Ragland XIII
1996 – 1997 – Joe Reeves and Donna Antley XIV
1997 – 1998 – Joe Reeves [also King Janus XIV] and Sue Reeves XV
1998 – 1999 – Todd Martin* and Shirley Edwards XVI
*Son of Queen Janus VII Judy C. Martin
1999 – 2000 – Joseph Hakim and Sharon Hakim XVII
2000 – 2001 – Mike McFarlin and Teenie McFarlin XVIII
2001 – 2002 – Jiles N. Davis, Jr. and Cathy Duchesne XIX
2002 – 2003 – James Nelson and Uella Strickland XX
2003 – 2004 – Phillip Lowentritt and Tana Trichel XXI
2004 – 2005 – Rick McFarlin and Pam Chappell XXII
2005 – 2006 – Phillip Wheelis and Vickie Wheelis XXIII
2006 – 2007 – Dech Brunson and Demetria Peters XXIV
2007 – 2008 – Steve Turner and Debbie Coplen XXV
2008 – 2009 – Mike Pahal and Diana Pahal XXVI
2009 – 2010 – Max Coplen and Rachel McKenzie XXVII
2010 – 2011 – Leo Miller and Cathy Miller XXVIII
2011 – 2012 – Todd Werner and Nannette White XXIX
2012 – 2013 – Lee Rodgers and Carla Rodgers XXX
2013 – 2014 – Lee Alderman and Lynda Alderman XXXI
2014 – 2015 – Micah Goins and Tieise Ardito XXXII
2015 – 2016 – Michael Brown and Lucy Holtzclaw XXXIII
2016 – 2017 – Alan Barth and Kelli Harvey XXXIV
2017 – 2018 – Keith Joyner and Rhonda Joyner XXXV
2018 – 2019 – Sammy Tolar and Blanche Betz* XXXVI
*First African American Queen Janus.
2019 – 2020 – Tony Adams and Donna Tolar XXXVII
2020 – 2022 – Leo Nelson and Jan Nelson XXXVIII & XXXIX*
*Because of the pandemic, Leo and Jan Nelson reigned over two seasons.
2022 – 2023 – Lee Sawyer and Suzette Sawyer XL
2023 – 2024 – Ethan Landor and Renata Rushing XLI*
*First Mother/Son co-regents and first African American King Janus.
2024 – 2025 – Robert McCaa and Kathie Spradling XLII
2025- 2026 – Clifton “Clif” Simon Bergeron and Lynda Alderman Bergeron XLIII [also Queen Janus XXXI]
Krewe de Riviere’s royalty:
2019 – 2022 – Tommy Sims and Ginger Hubenthal Padgett
2022-2023 – Jeremy Lucky and Zee Zee “Z.Z.” Wilson
2023 – 2024 – Dejanerio “D.J.” Davis and Sandy Kolb Bates
2024 – 2025 Chris Lewis and Kristie Bardell
2025 – 2026 Kris Kelley and Ki Johnson
2026 – 2027 Jay Davis and Adrienne LaFrance-Wells*
* Mr. Davis is the son of King Janus XIX Jiles N. Davis, Jr. And Ms. LaFrance-Wells is the daughter of Queen Janus I Kay LaFrance and King Janus V Cliff LaFrance.
- This post will be updated each year as new royalty is elected.
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