FEBRUARY 24, 2020 • MARDI GRAS SOUTHWEST • 27
owned and operated WebTronics since 2001.
Barbara was born at Patrick’s Air Force Base
in Florid and graduated from Zaragoza
American High School in Spain.
She has been employed by
the Calcasieu Parish School
Board for 24 years and is
currently the secretary at
T. S. Cooley Elementary
Magnet School. Th e
couple attend Immaculate
Conception
Catholic Church and
have two sons, Gary
and wife Rachel and
Ben and wife Brittany.
Krewe members for 11
years, they have been
jesters, chaired Pageant
decorations, participated in
parades, and Gerrit is a Krewe
walker.
It was now time to reveal the 2020 Captain
of Krewe of Cosmos, Dr. Paul Perry.
Paul hails from Lake Charles and graduated
from Barbe High School in 1981. He
received his undergraduate degree in 1984
from McNeese, and graduated from Louisiana
State University School of Dentistry in
1988. He entered Northwestern University
Dental School in Chicago, graduating in
1990. Paul has been self-employed at Paul C.
Perry, DDS MS - A Professional Corporation,
for 30 years. He holds memberships in
the American Dental Association and the
American Association of Orthodontists, and
is the past president of the West Calcasieu
Chamber of Commerce, Calcasieu Parish
Dental Society, Southwest Dental Association
and Louisiana Association of Orthodontists.
Paul was Cubmaster of Pack 138 and
Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 83 for Boys
Scouts of America. He has been a member of
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for
the past 30 years, is a lector and usher and an
ACTS Team Leader.
Paul and his wife Denise have been
married for 33 years and have three children,
Dr. Andrew Paul Perry (27) and wife
Lindsay, Jacqueline Denise Carrier (24)
and husband Conner, and Christopher
Paul Perry (19). His fi rst grandchild is
due June 9. An active Krewe member
for 29 years, he and his wife were
Duke and Duchess on the 1994
Court when Cosmos took a Trip
to the Orient, and were King and
Queen in 2004 when Cosmos
caught Jungle Fever. Paul has
been chairman of various Krewe
committees, has been a jester and
served as a page.
It was now time to introduce
the Storybook Villains Royal Monarchs.
Th e 2020 King of Krewe of
Cosmos is King Phillip Revis Jean
Baptiste, Harvey Daigle. Th e 2020
Queen of Krewe of Cosmos is Queen
Eva Marie Vincent Olivier, Asella Daigle.
King Harvey is a native of Jennings and a
1970 graduate of Jennings High School. He
graduated from McNeese State University
in 1990 with a degree in instrument and
electronics technology. He retired from
Louisiana Pigment as an Instrument and
Electronics Area Supervisor aft er 26 years.
Queen Asella is a native of Sulphur and a
1968 graduate of Sulphur High School. She
is a 1994 graduate of McNeese State University
with a Bachelor of Arts in education.
Asella retired from Calcasieu Parish
School Board aft er 21 years of service.
Th e King and Queen are also members of
Krewe de Dancer Foux.
Harvey and Asella have been in the Krewe
for 10 years, serving as Duke and Duchess in
2012 when Cosmos celebrated the Decades
of Time. Th ey have chaired the Dukes and
Duchesses, ball decorations, pageant decorations,
crawfi sh boil committee and barbeque
committees, and have both been jesters.
Harvey has been a Krewe walker in the
Krewe of Krewes Parade.
The King is a member of Houston
River Baptist Church and the Queen attends
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church. They have three children, Judd
Bares and wife Tressie, Janci Caldwell
and husband Jeremy and Dusty Daigle
and wife Katie. They have five grandsons
and four granddaughters.
After the Royal Presentation, the jesters,
dressed in costumes representing
the storybook villains Cruella Deville
and the Joker, performed to hit songs
from the movies of different Storybook
Villains. From there, members and their
guests attended the Annual Ball at the
Captain West Calcasieu Event Center in Sulphur.
Dr. Paul
Perry
Duke and Duchess of The Wizard of Oz
Clint and Kerri Beth Schaefer
Duke and Duchess of Sleeping Beauty
Jody and Dominique Gautreaux
Duke and Duchess of Princess Bride
Grant Dunn and Kayte Leger
Duke and Duchess of Aladdin
John and Janet Wells
Duke and Duchess of the
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gerrit and Barbara Lawrence