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Officials from the Krewe of Hercules addressed the public at the Terrebonne Parish NAACP office.

Two officials from the Hercules Krewe addressed problems which happened during their recent parade at the NAACP building in Terrebonne Parish, Thursday, Feb. 20.

“This is the first Krewe who called me and said ‘we want to do the right thing,” said Jerome Boykin, President of the Terrebonne Parish NAACP.



Boykin said he invited the two officials to speak before the public and give the public the opportunity to question the officials directly.

Hercules Board Member Michael Larussa laid out a timeline of action the club used to address the incidents which occurred: The float member, Steven Naquin, who exited float 21, and allegedly asked a minor for her email address, and also inappropriate items thrown from another float – dog bones and feminine hygiene products.

“We did everything we can to bring justice and make this right,” said Mark Pitre, President of the Hercules krewe. “One bad apple should not ruin the good that we’ve done.”


According to Larussa, items thrown were unacceptable to their club, but not against the law. Currently, the Krewe is working with Councilmen Navy, and Harding, to create rules on proper throws.


Pitre said, if incidents occur in the future, to please contact the club with a float number and a location.

“If our club gets out of control or out of hand, we will address it,” said Pitre.


Larussa also took a moment to commend Harry Brown for his restraint during the incident involving a minor. Had Brown not exercised restraint, the conversation would have been much different, he said.

The crowd pressed Pitre about the hygiene products being thrown in the future. Pitre assured the crowd such items would never be thrown again. No one from the crowd could identify the float in question.

Incoming Sheriff Tim Soignet spoke to the crowd and said an ordinance can be updated, but often it is reactive. He said the public should give his officers as much information as possible when an incident occurs and they can quickly identify individuals and take action to deal with it.


“Report it to law enforcement a let them handle it,” said Soignet.

For more information about what happened to Naquin, click here: https://www.houmatimes.com/news/hercules-rider-expelled-after-investigation/