Join us in Downtown Covington on Fat Tuesday!
Krewe of Bogue Falaya rolls after the Covington Lions Club and Mystic Krewe of Covington,
which roll at 10:00 AM.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 PARADE SPONSORS!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 FLOAT SPONSORS!
MEET OUR GRAND MARSHAL
The Grand Marshal to be honored in the Krewe’s first year under the new moniker is a local
educator, musician, and internationally recognized authority on Southeastern Native American and
Colonial cultural history, Grayhawk Perkins.
Honoring a Tradition-Bearer
Perkins is a lifelong storyteller and one of the last speakers of Mobilian, an ancient trade language once
used by the indigenous peoples of the Gulf South. He has worked for more than 25 years as a cultural
coordinator for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival where he helped spearhead the creation of the
Native American Village. He has served as an Interpretive Ranger for the Louisiana Office of State Parks,
designer and director of Kenner's Canne Brulee Native American Village, and Cultural Naturalist for the
Audubon Louisiana Nature & Science Center. Drawing from his tribal folklore, Perkins has performed as
a storyteller at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and regularly headlines the
University of Alabama's annual Native American Festival at the Moundville Archaeological Park.
Perkins has been active in the New Orleans music scene for decades, performing at marquee events such
as Jazz Fest, the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, and Bayou Boogaloo. In addition to leading his
namesake ensemble, The Grayhawk Band, he has frequently played percussion alongside notable acts like Dr. John and Coco Robicheaux.
educator, musician, and internationally recognized authority on Southeastern Native American and
Colonial cultural history, Grayhawk Perkins.
Honoring a Tradition-Bearer
Perkins is a lifelong storyteller and one of the last speakers of Mobilian, an ancient trade language once
used by the indigenous peoples of the Gulf South. He has worked for more than 25 years as a cultural
coordinator for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival where he helped spearhead the creation of the
Native American Village. He has served as an Interpretive Ranger for the Louisiana Office of State Parks,
designer and director of Kenner's Canne Brulee Native American Village, and Cultural Naturalist for the
Audubon Louisiana Nature & Science Center. Drawing from his tribal folklore, Perkins has performed as
a storyteller at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and regularly headlines the
University of Alabama's annual Native American Festival at the Moundville Archaeological Park.
Perkins has been active in the New Orleans music scene for decades, performing at marquee events such
as Jazz Fest, the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, and Bayou Boogaloo. In addition to leading his
namesake ensemble, The Grayhawk Band, he has frequently played percussion alongside notable acts like Dr. John and Coco Robicheaux.