First year membership was approximately 70 members and 20 youth sponsored from the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital, a facility for emotionally and physically abused youth.  Today we average approximately 200+ members, with a percentage coming from agencies that serve physically and emotionally challenged children.

Originally the Krewe Ball was held in an outlying Civic Center.  In 1992, we moved to the New Pontchartrain Center near New Orleans International Airport.  The original Court costumes were sewn by Maureen Spittler and the Krewe costumes were made by the Krewe parents.

When the Krewe began, there were only 3 Krewe floats.  From 1983 to 1988, the parade rolled out of a city park and traveled only a little over 2 miles.  Since 1989, the parade’s length and the crowd’s size required a move to the traditional 4-mile parade route along Veterans Boulevard used by the adult Krewes.  Now our parade has 14-20 floats each year, including Court floats, Krewe floats and a specially designed float for handicapped riders.