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26-704: Ochsner was founded by Dr. Alton Ochsner . Adeptus Health reached an agreement with the Ochsner Health System to build and operate emergency rooms in Louisiana under the Ochsner name in September 2016. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana , the Ochsner Health System was strained by surges in patient volume. In part, efforts to provide healthcare were complicated by resistance to vaccination among healthcare workers, and

52-532: A Jewish businessman. However, in 1991 the New Orleans city council passed an ordinance that required social organizations, including Mardi Gras krewes, to certify publicly that they did not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, in order to obtain parade permits and other public licensure. In effect, the ordinance required these, and other, private social groups to abandon their traditional code of secrecy and identify their members for

78-709: A friend of Louisiana governor Huey Long formed part of the background for Long's establishing another medical school, now the LSU Health Sciences Center , across the street from the Tulane University School of Medicine . As a medical student at Washington University in St. Louis , young Ochsner was summoned to observe lung cancer surgery—something, he was told, that he might never see again. He did not witness another case for seventeen years. Then he observed eight in six months all being smokers who had picked up

104-470: A modern parading krewe was the Mistick Krewe 1867 parade entitled "Triumphs of Epicurus" including masked and costumed krewemen representing food and beverages with boeuf gras included. A boeuf gras was included in the first Rex parade decorated with garland and ribbons directly behind Rex. Legend has it that Old Jeff, a stockyard bull from Arabi, was used in later years. In 1900 boeuf gras

130-429: Is made public on Lundi Gras, the day before Mardi Gras. Rex is always a prominent person in the city, one who is usually involved in several philanthropic and civic causes. Being chosen Rex is one of the highest civic honors a person can receive in New Orleans. The Mayor of New Orleans traditionally hands over the key to the city of New Orleans to Rex for Mardi Gras Day. A consort is also chosen each year for Rex and she

156-523: Is the fourth float in the Rex parade and is surrounded by masked krewemen costumed as butchers and bakers, many of whom are past kings of Carnival. Since its founding in 1872, a few years after the civil war, Rex has constantly held itself to a tradition of public service. The Rex motto , "Pro Bono Publico" (for the public good) was adopted during this time, and continues to define the organization's commitment to service. Following Hurricane Katrina, Rex organized

182-554: Is titled the "Queen of Carnival". The queen is always a debutante of the current season. Like Rex, the queen is chosen in the spring of the previous year, and must keep her identity secret until Lundi Gras. In addition to its famous parade, the Rex Organization also holds a private ball for its membership and invited guests on Mardi Gras night. In the 1950s, this ball made headlines when the Duke and Duchess of Windsor bowed down to Rex and

208-575: The French Quarter prior to the city's ban on parades in the Vieux Carre which took effect in 1973. The theme for each year's parade is decided more than a year in advance, and as soon as the parade is over on Mardi Gras Day, float artists begin work on the next year's parade. It takes thousands of man hours to create an entirely new parade, and it is for this reason, as well as the organization's commitment to its history and traditions, that many consider

234-573: The Mistick Krewe , extends an invitation to Rex and his queen to join him and his consort at the ball of the Mistick Krewe has been on public display on Canal Street, where a red carpet is rolled out. The court of The Rex Parade joins by invitation that of the senior krewe and the event is called The Meeting of the Courts , then when the monarchs have all made their exits, the Captain of the Mistick Krewe closes

260-517: The University of Wisconsin–Madison . In 1927, he succeeded Rudolph Matas as professor and chairman of the Tulane Department of Surgery. Although Tulane did not have its own hospital at the time, Ochsner succeeded in organizing a surgical teaching programs at New Orleans Charity Hospital , an institution that provided clinical opportunities to Ochsner and his students. Ochsner's refusal to hire

286-457: The City of New Orleans to collect refuse in the late 19th century. The Rex parade is put on by The School of Design . Since 1971, the parade has started at the corner of Napoleon Avenue and South Claiborne Avenue, proceeding south (river bound) on Napoleon to St. Charles Avenue, then east (downtown bound) on St. Charles to Canal Street. Unlike some other old-line krewes, Rex's route never went through

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312-570: The Queen of Carnival. Pre Hurricane Katrina , the Rex ball was held on one side of the Municipal Auditorium, while on the other half of the building at the same time, the Mistick Krewe (the oldest krewe), holds its ball and was a more veiled affair. Since Hurricane Katrina, the organizations have held their balls in the Sheraton and Marriott Hotels downtown. The rich tradition that Comus, ruler of

338-414: The Rex parade to be the highlight and most beautiful sight of New Orleans carnival. Parade themes tend to cover themes related to mythology, ancient kingdoms, and Louisiana. One member of the Rex Organization is each year chosen to be the monarch of the organization; he is often incorrectly referred to by the (technically redundant) phrase "King Rex". The correct title is simply "Rex". The identity of Rex

364-458: The city's Human Relations Commission. The Mistick Krewe of Comus (along with Momus and Proteus, other 19th century Krewes) withdrew from parading rather than identify its membership. Rex decided to comply with the new ordinance, rather than disappear from the main event of Mardi Gras Day. Two federal courts later declared that the ordinance was an unconstitutional infringement on First Amendment rights of free association and an unwarranted intrusion on

390-404: The city's most celebrated parades on Mardi Gras Day. Rex is Latin for ' king ', and Rex reigns as "The King of Carnival". Rex was organized by New Orleans businessmen in part to put on a spectacle in honour of the New Orleans visit of Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (remembered locally as "Grand Duke Alexis") during the 1872 Carnival season. Also in the minds of the founders of Rex

416-492: The curtain on the Carnival season. This event is televised live locally (and to selected areas outside of the city) – and many New Orleanians stay up to watch despite their weariness – until the very end. In early Mardi Gras celebrations parades would include a live ox or boeuf gras ('fattened ox'). The ox represented the last meat to be eaten before the beginning of Lent. The first appearance of boeuf gras in

442-664: The effects of Hurricane Ida . In 2021 Oschner stated that employees with spouses who did not take the COVID-19 vaccine will pay more for health insurance. Ochsner reported a drop of $ 74M in operating income in 2021, attributed to the effects of Hurricane Ida and the COVID-19 pandemic . In June 2021, a significant Gulf Coast expansion was announced. Ochsner took over Rush Health System in Mississippi and Alabama. Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center campuses (formerly Lafayette General Health System) Alton Ochsner Alton Ochsner Sr. (May 4, 1896 – September 24, 1981)

468-595: The habit in World War I . As a teacher, he became renowned, perhaps notorious to his medical students and residents, for his intense verbal cross-examinations in the Charity Hospital amphitheater, or "bull pen" as it is known. He believed the psychologically taxing ordeal programmed students to perform well under stress and kept them on their toes. At Touro Hospital one of his patients was jazz musician Muggsy Spanier , who credited Ochsner with saving his life and composed

494-549: The hazards of tobacco and its link to lung cancer remain one of his most important contributions. He maintained this association even though he was criticized and ridiculed by his peers. Known today as the Ochsner Medical Center, it is one of the United States's largest group practices and academic medical centers. In 1990 alone, the clinic had 650,000 outpatient visits. In 1948, he was named Rex, King of Carnival . He

520-628: The privacy of the groups subject to the ordinance. The Supreme Court refused to hear the city's appeal from this decision. While the Krewe of Proteus returned to parading in 2000, the Mistick Krewe of Knights have not since been seen. The Rex organization and the Mistick Krewe of Comus still hold their annual balls together on Mardi Gras night. Rex assembles floats using techniques that have spanned generations, entirely by hand. Contrary to popular belief, Rex floats are not built over Civil War-era cotton wagons; they are instead built on wagons formerly employed by

546-410: The song in the musical, which was playing in New Orleans at the time of the first Rex parade in 1872. It has stuck around since then and is played often during Carnival. Traditionally, the secretive membership was restricted to New Orleans residents of European ancestry for most of its history, typically being elected from the membership rolls of The Boston Club including the first Rex, Louis Solomon,

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572-457: The tune "Relaxin' at the Touro" during his recovery. Ochsner injected his grandchildren with the polio vaccine from Cutter Laboratories, a tragic event which killed his grandson and gave his granddaughter polio. The Ochsner Clinic , which he cofounded, was one of the first to document the link between cancer and cigarette use. He pioneered the "war against smoking ." His leadership in exposing

598-602: Was a member of The Boston Club . Ochsner was also involved in conservative politics, primarily within the Republican Party . Ochsner and his wife had four children. In 1962, Ochsner received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement . Rex parade The Rex Organization (founded 1872), commonly referred to simply as Rex , is a New Orleans Carnival krewe which stages one of

624-451: Was an American surgeon and medical researcher who worked at Tulane University and other New Orleans hospitals before he established The Ochsner Clinic . Now known as Ochsner Medical Center , the clinic is the flagship hospital of Ochsner Health System . Among its many services are heart transplants . Alton Ochsner was raised in Kimball , South Dakota . He was recruited to Tulane from

650-411: Was taken out of the Rex parade as it was thought outsiders to traditional Mardi Gras would not understand. By proclamation from Rex usage of a live ox "was not in harmony with the beautiful displays which are produced in this era and (it) must be relegated to the past." In 1959 Rex issued another proclamation announcing the return of boeuf gras as a papier-mâché float design. Today le boeuf gras

676-523: Was the desire to lure tourism and business to New Orleans in the years after the American Civil War . Rex has held more parades in New Orleans than any other parading organization . Its official song is " If Ever I Cease to Love ", a quirky tune from the 1870s musical Bluebeard . This was adopted because the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia had a fondness for Lydia Thompson , the actress who sang

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