New Orleans Mardi Gras
In 1966 Mr. Muniz founded and organized the Krewe of Endymion, a parade organization of more than 2,100 maskers that has become the largest in the New Orleans Mardi Gras and judged "Best" parade of the city's Carnival seasons nearly every year since 1994.
Traditionally, the highest ranking official in a New Orleans Carnival organization is the captain. Mr. Muniz has been captain and chairman of the board of Endymion since its start.
Endymion's post-parade party, an entertainment extravaganza comparable to anything Las Vegas can offer, is so large that it is staged in the Louisiana Superdome, site of the 1988 GOP National Convention and eight Super Bowls. In 2006 the event was staged in the New Orleans Convention Center because the Superdome was damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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