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Queen Cotton Amelia Mickal is pictured with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson -
Queen Cotton Amelia Mickal is pictured with former New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees (right photo). Brees served as king of this year’s Washington Mardi Gras and will be among the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductees later this year. (Photos courtesy of Tim Mickal)
Staff Report
For the 75th time, thousands of residents from Louisiana descended on the nation’s capital for the Washington Mardi Gras.
One of those who attended the festivities was Queen Cotton LXIX Amelia Mickal. In a statement to the Ville Platte Gazette, she expressed, “I had the wonderful opportunity of traveling to Washington D.C. Mardi Gras, which is hosted by The Mystick Krewe of Louisianians! My time there representing the Louisiana Cotton Festival was nothing short of amazing! I had the pleasure of meeting King Drew Brees and the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson. I was able to tour the US Capitol and meet two Louisiana congressmen, Garrett Graves and Clay Higgins. I also saw all the beautiful monuments and watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier. This will forever be an experience of a lifetime. It was a pleasure to do it as the 69th Louisiana Cotton Festival Queen!”
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