St. Elizabeth Catholic Church to host King Cake Ball Feb. 13
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church will
host its 2018 St. ’Lizbeth King Cake
Ball and Cajun Dinner on Fat Tuesday,
Feb. 13, at St. Elizabeth Parish Hall at
232 Passion Play Road. Festivities begin
at 5:30 p.m. with the opening of
Gloria’s fresh oyster bar and the cocktail
bar.
Homemade boudin balls will be
served starting at 6 p.m. and the band
Naturally Brass will start playing. At
6:45 p.m., the Krazo Cavaliers and
Grandees will be introduced and the
Royal Court Grand Procession will take
place. A Second Line umbrella dance
will follow.
Dinner will be served at about 7:15
p.m., with cocktails and dancing taking
place after.
This year’s menu starts with the
oysters and boudin balls and then Father
Shaun’s crawfish corn bisque will
be served. Cajun cole slaw and crusty
French bread will be on the tables, and
the entrée will be a freshly made New
Orleans lump crab cake topped with a
skewer of Louisiana shrimp with remoulade
sauce on the side, very dirty
rice and deep south toffee green beans.
Dinner ends with authentic praline pecan
king cake and cafe du monde chicory
coffee.
Dress for the event is comfortable,
semi-formal or formal … the glitzier the
better! The King Cake Ball, decorated
in purple, green and gold, sells out every
year. Get your tickets early. Tickets
are $40 per person and can be obtained
by calling Rod at 479-253-8864 or 479-
253-4503.