<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=22dVH9_1Ex6aPvD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=22dVH9_1Ex6aPvD00" width="1200" height="630" >When Ruby Anderson trades the wagon-sized float she used in last year’s Olde Towne Kids Mardi Gras Day Parade for the lavish Krewe of Dionysus’ grand marshal float on Jan. 31, the precocious 7-year-old will be making local Mardi Gras history as the krewe’s first female grand marshal.“She has an amazing personality and is always smiling. We first saw her when she was a model at the Hugs4Kids fashion show, and we were blown away,” said Dionysus treasurer and bingo manager Andy Frisard.In the past, the krewe had selected as parade grand marshal a young man who faced challenges with a can-do attitude. When the krewe voted to go co-ed earlier this year and welcome women members, Frisard remembered Ruby’s smile.“We got some video from the fashion show of Ruby on the runway and sent it to the board. They thought she was great, and we knew who we wanted for our next grand marshal,” Frisard said.While at Whispering Forest Elementary School, the second grader loves art, time in the library and recess. She’s been known to race down the halls at school in her wheelchair with its colorful wheel spokes. She also likes hanging out at her cousin’s house.“We can play on the swing and the trampoline and ride our bikes,” Ruby said.Ruby is looking forward to tossing some special throws to the crowd on parade day because she likes to receive them herself when she’s watching floats go by. She says the best throw she ever received was a giant stuffed tiger.“It was almost as big as she was,” said her mom, Alyssa Anderson.Ruby will have plenty of special throws provided by the krewe to toss along the parade route, Frisard said. The spunky redhead will be sharing her float with parents Ty and Alyssa Anderson, cousins Emery Schoonover and Aiden Brooks, and her aunt, Cheyenne Brooks.“We do our best to make the parade an incredible experience for our grand marshals. We love to see the joy in their faces on parade day,” Frisard said. “One of the reasons we paraded in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina was because our grand marshal, Christopher Condon, was so looking forward to the parade. He was really someone special. Although he passed away about five year later, his parents told us his krewe jacket was one of his prized possessions.”For now, Ruby is looking forward to going to the Dionysus ball on Sept. 12 in her new golden yellow dress and just having fun.Ruby will be the krewe’s 22nd grand marshal when the parade rolls down Slidell’s traditional parade route in 2027 to the theme of “Road Trip.”.</div></body>

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When Ruby Anderson trades the wagon-sized float she used in last year’s Olde Towne Kids Mardi Gras Day Parade for the lavish Krewe of Dionysus’ grand marshal float on Jan. 31, the precocious 7-year-old will be making local Mardi Gras history as the krewe’s first female grand marshal.

Dionysus picks a gem as next grand marshal

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When Ruby Anderson trades the wagon-sized float she used in last year’s Olde Towne Kids Mardi Gras Day Parade for the lavish Krewe of Dionysus’ grand marsh

Dionysus picks a gem as next grand marshal

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