The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, Inc. hosted the King and Queen Party honoring Nicholla “Nick” Spears, Sr., and Dr. Christy Lagarde-Spears. Zulu Balls are known to be the largest, open to the public Mardi Gras ball servicing the African American community. The everyman club has a vast membership and some of them in attendance at the ball included James Gilford III, Keith Rubin Jr., Brian A. Smith, Guy Narcisse, Derrick Gardner, Djai Albert, Antonio Condley, Rodney Mason Jr., Charles Medley, Reggie White, Decento Barbarin, Khari Baker-Barbarin, Terrance McGuire, Pete Sanchez, Garren Mims, and Elroy A. James.