Ambush is pleased to announce the Grand Marshals for the 2024 Gay Easter Parade are Ron Iafrate and Daryl Dunaway.
Dunaway has worked in the hospitality industry and is also a drag entertainer, performing as Countess C. Alice. Originally from Zachary, Louisiana, Dunaway is longtime New Orleans resident and served as Southern Decadence Grand Marshal in 2019. Dunaway has been a volunteer and supporter of the Gay Easter Parade for years.
Iafrate graduated from Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island and began his cooking career. In 2010 he was named Chef of the Year by the New Orleans chapter of the American Culinary Federation. In that same year he was awarded first place by the International School of Louisiana’s 2010 gumbo cook-off. He opened Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop in 2012.
Iafrate and Dunaway have made significant contributions to the LGBT+ community over the years and Ambush is pleased to recognize them this year.
Now in its 23rd year, the Gay Easter Parade is a fundraiser for Food for Friends, a local charity that provides nutritious meals to those living with HIV. To date the Gay Easter Parade has raised over $250,000 for Food for Friends. To become an official sponsor of the Gay Easter Parade, or for more information, please email info@gayeasterparade.com
