TO:  FLOAT LIEUTENANTS

FROM: GREG FEDERICO

 

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR YOUR USE AND SHOULD BE SHARED WITH YOUR RIDERS.

 

DRESSING ROOMS

• Dressing rooms are located above Halls G, H, I in The La Nouvelle Orleans Ball Room.

• Dressing rooms are non-smoking rooms.

 

• Saturday:

  • The Float Lieutenant or his designee must report to the dressing room on Saturday morning between 10:00 am and Noon to check in costumes.

  • No costumes may be removed from the Dressing Room on Saturday.

 

• Sunday:

  • The dressing rooms will open at 10:30AM, Valet service will begin at 11:00AM.

  • Lieutenants are to pick up from Room 260 on Sunday, the bag(s) with extra masks and gloves.

 

RIDER LUNCH

• The rider lunch will be served from 11:30AM until 2:30PM in Rooms. 265-268

 

 

VALETS

• Each float will have Valet(s) provided by Bacchus.

• Valets are not to be sent from the facility to run rider/float errands.

• THE VALET FEE IS $225.00 PER VALET PAID IN CASH PRIOR TO BOARDING OF THE FLOATS.

• When your float returns to the Rendezvous your Valet may or may not be inside the Hall to assist your exiting from the float; you must check with your individual Valet.

 

FLOAT AND PARADE

• Harnesses approved by Bacchus must be worn by all riders, each rider must be secured.  Please be sure to remind your riders and subs that have previously ridden to bring their harnesses.

• Bacchus provides safety glasses, and each rider must be encouraged to wear them.

• The Bacchus mask must be worn from the official start of the parade, until the float enters the Rendezvous. The Valets are instructed how the mask may be cut; please do not make any other modifications.

• Please instruct your riders to throw responsibly on the parade route and inside the Rendezvous. Throwing large bags of beads is against City Ordinance, is a dangerous practice and must be discouraged.

• Do not allow the riders to add nails to any float for bead storage.

• It is anticipated we will board floats at 2:30PM.

• Float Boarding will take place inside Hall J; there are no guests allowed inside Hall J during boarding.

• Lieutenants, once again ice will be available for purchase on Sunday morning between 8:00AM and 11:00AM.  The ice must be placed in ice chests on the floats immediately upon distribution.  Please pre-order your ice with me the night of the Lieutenant’s meeting (Thursday, February 2nd).  If your ice is not pre-ordered, you risk ice not being available.

• Any ice found sitting in bags on the float or on the floor of the convention center will be removed by security and disposed of.

• SMOKING AND VAPING IS NOT ALLOWED ON ANY FLOAT AT ANY TIME.

 

 

LIEUTENTANT FLOAT LOADING (NON-THROWS)

Float Lieutenants and/or Float Sergeants will have access to their float on Thursday, February 16th and Friday, February 17th from 7:30am to 12:00 Noon, to place ice chests, drinks, and supplies on your float. You will be allowed to drive into Hall J to off load your truck to a cart and drive the supplies to the float. CARS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN INSIDE HALL J.

• Absolutely NO VENDORS will be allowed to offload any merchandise, supplies, or catering inside Hall J on Thursday or Friday for the Lieutenants.  Offloading will have to take place on Henderson and be hand-trucked in through the roll-up door on Henderson.  

• Should Bacchus be delayed in float loading, this process may be cancelled.  Float Lieutenants will be notified by email.

 

MEMBER FLOAT LOADING SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18TH AND SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19TH

• Riders will be able to load extra throws in Hall J on Saturday February 18th from 9:00AM -12:00 Noon; the hall will be cleared at 12:30PM and Sunday February 19th from 8:00AM-11:00AM with the hall cleared by 11:30AM.

• Admission to Hall J will be by presenting your driver’s license. The rider’s name will be verified against our roster.

• Children under the age of 12 are strongly discouraged from entering Hall J.  Should riders elect to have their children with them, the children must be under constant parental supervision.  Failure to comply with this will result in the children being asked to leave the hall.  Children, wives and guests may not board the floats.  They must remain on the ground at all times.

• In the event Bacchus is not finished loading floats, this event may be changed or cancelled. 

• PLEASE NOTE: Entrance to Hall J will be from Convention Center Blvd ONLY.  Enter through Gate 12 in Lobby J. 

• Parking will be available in Lot G.  There is no parking on Convention Center Blvd.  Parking tickets for Saturday and Sunday will be available at Bead Distribution/Open House.

• There will be absolutely no bead vendors allowed to enter Hall J except with a rider and through the front entrance.  If you have purchased beads from an outside source, they will have to hand truck the throws into the Hall through Gate 12.  Only one worker will be allowed per rider.

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SOUND SYSTEMS

• Lieutenants are to contact Float Chairman, David Mason to establish times to load sound equipment.

• If a sound company must enter Hall J, that company or the Lieutenant must contact me either by phone or email to arrange entrance into Hall J. 

• Sound trucks will not be allowed to enter Hall J, all equipment must be hand trucked in from the door on Henderson Ave.

 

 

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS

 

GREG FEDERICO

504-908-7631

Hcso109@aol.com