Mayor, wife make Mardi Gras rounds

The necks of new Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover and wife Veronica Glover were filled with beads Saturday night as they visited the balls of the krewes of Aesclepius at Bossier Civic Center - where Bossier City Mayor Lo Walker and wife Adele Walker also held court - and Apollo at Municipal Auditorium.


The mayor shook a lot of hands and posed for pictures with such folks as Centaur Queen Jean Hoogendyk, whose hubby, former Centaur King Paul Hoogendyk, wielded the camera.

Laurie Gawelko, new development director of Shreveport Opera, also introduced herself to the Glovers. Gawelko is a pianist who wanted to get into music administration. She attended the ball with her husband, U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Gawelko.