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The Knights of Jason (Jefferson Parish)
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Krewe organized in mid-1965;
dormant by 1974; reincorporated in 2003;
resumed parading in 2004
225 male, female, and child riders
19 floats
10 marching bands
Contemporary-style parade
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King and Queen, celebrity Guest Marshal
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Look for krewe
emblem cups, krewe medallion, royalty medallion beads, but the real
collectibles are the Koji mascot, stuffed plushes of the friendly
dragon mascot for the krewe. And this year, Koji takes a bride
with Mrs. Koji plushes joining the fun!
SPECIAL PRIZED COLLECTIBLE FOR 2005!
Due to a printer mistake, roughly 800 rose-colored anodized doubloons will also be thrown this year!
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The Knights of Jason began life as Kenner's only parading organization.
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The
heroic figure of Greek myths, Jason was denied his father's thone and
tricked into setting off on a journey to capture the Golden Fleece
before he can reclaim his birthright. In 2004 the Knights of
Jason returned from the seas of dormancy to parade again in Jefferson
Parish, led by the daughter of their original Captain.
Concentrating on their reformation as a family krewe, the Knights of
Jason allows membership at age 10. This makes their age
requirement the youngest for a parading krewe in Jefferson Parish, and
second only to the Krewe of Little Rascals as the youngest in all of Carnival.
 This krewe shares a Greek theme with the krewes of Adonis, Aphrodite, Argus,
Atlas,
Endymion, Hermes,
Iris,
Morpheus,
Muses, Okeanos,
Orpheus,
Pegasus, Proteus,
Morpheus,
Pygmalion,
Rhea, Sparta, and
Zeus. |
 This krewe shares a committment to children's causes with the krewes of Aladdin, Centurions, Choctaw, Grela, Little Rascals, Mid-City, Muses, Shangri-La, Sparta, and Thoth. |
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