The Krewe de Riviere hosted its annual open house on January 31, welcoming new members and selecting the theme for next year’s highly anticipated Mardi Gras parade.

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The krewe customarily selects and designs next year’s throws soon after Mardi Gras ends. The krewe then enters into contracts with an importer to buy them by “summer at the latest,” he said.