Jan. 20, 2005
Media Advisory
To: News Directors and News Editors
From: Veronika Avery, Assistant Director of Media Relations, 342-5444

The Student Government Association at the University of Louisiana at Monroe is planning the third annual Mardi Gras Ball, which will be held Thursday, February 3 from 9 p.m.- midnight at the Atrium Ballroom (2001 Louisville Avenue) in Monroe.

ULM students will be admitted free with tickets. Student tickets will be available at the SGA office (Rm. #200-A) between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Student Union Building. Faculty, staff and alumni tickets can be purchased from Dr. Martha Upshaw, SGA Advisor, for $5. All ticket sales begin Tuesday, January 25. Tickets are limited and will be available on a first come-first serve basis.

A DJ will be on hand as well as hors d'oeuvres. Attire for the ball will be formal. Alcohol will be served to those of age only. Please bring your ID. A shuttle bus service will be available for the evening.

ULM students will have the opportunity to vote online for Mardi Gras King and Queen on January 27 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The ballot will be found at http://www.ulm.edu/mardigras/.