Italian American St Joseph Society

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Italian American St Joseph Society The Italian American Marching Club is one of the largest ethnic organizations in the Southeastern United States.

It was founded by Joseph Cardenia and friends in 1970 and has climbed to heights of 1500 members in recent years. Our objective is to keep our Italian heritage prevalent in New Orleans, the destination of so many of our forefathers in the 19th and 20th centuries. Our organization is unique in that we have incorporated the focal point of New Orleans' festive culture, the parade, into our love of our Italian heritage. We do this in celebration of St. Joseph's Day each year. The evening begins with pizza, w**e, and Italian music, then the marchers, dressed in black tuxedos, proceed to parade through New Orleans' famous French Quarter. Thousands of locals and tourists line the streets to take part in our celebration. We exchange salutations, hand out silk flowers and fava beans, and dance and sing with the bystanders. We follow the parade with a gala in the grand ballroom of the New Orleans Hilton, where our beautiful, young Italian signorinas are presented. We sip the w**e and dance the Tarantella all night long. This event is the pinnacle of each year; however, we do enjoy events throughout the year. This great organization allows all of the Italian Americans in New Orleans to enjoy the company of one another in a fun and festive environment. We celebrate life in appreciation of our heritage and strive to keep it significant in our city as it has been for over 100 years. We sincerely invite you, as an Italian American, to join the Italian American Marching Club and celebrate your heritage with us in New Orleans.

10/28/2026

When in Rome..

10/22/2026

We’re taking a tour of Italy over on Instagram! Come follow along!

10/16/2026

Applications are open for IAFL5

10/15/2026

IASJS would like to wish a sincere thank you and congratulations to for her first Carla Pesono’s Taste of Italy NOLA event this week.
What an incredible first event with so many compliments!

Thank you to all of you who attended and supported us, as well as all of the wonderful sponsors! Your generosity means so much!

We hope you had as much fun as we did!
Until next year!

Learn more about us or become a member at italianamericansociety.org

10/15/2026

What an Italian weekend!

We would like to extend a sincere THANK YOU to everyone who attended and/or contributed to the inaugural Carla Pesono's Taste of Italy NOLA (more pics to come!) and 2026 Bocce Bash.

Another successful year for our second Annual Bocce Bash Tournament. It was truly a wonderful event, hosted by the Italian American Bocce Club of Greater New Orleans and we are so happy that you were able to come out and enjoy it.

Special thank you goes to our Bocce Bash title sponsor, Sal Brocato. Please take a moment to learn more about Sal Brocato and his law firm at www.BrocatoLaw.com.

We would also like to congratulate the ‘26 Bocce Bash tournament champions, who were awarded the prized Golden Cannoli Trophy. Big Congrats to Ann Lorio, Ronald Lorio, and Georgia Catalano on your efforts in taking home the prize, outdoing every other team in the field.

Last but not least, a gracious thank you to our Bocce Bash sponsors, Algiers Music Co, Exhibit Transfer Systems, San Paolino Giglio Society, The Esthetic, Penton Chemical, Nola Catering Events, and Performance Food Group.

Grazie Mille!
Until next time!

10/14/2026

🇮🇹 Carla Pesono's Taste of Italy NOLA 2026 was everything I dreamed it would be and MORE! 1,000+ of you showed up on Fulton Street by Caesars New Orleans for my first event, Louisiana’s Largest All-Inclusive Italian food & drink event like New Orleans has never seen 🍝🍷Benefiting the Italian American St Joseph Society

Thank you to every single vendor, sponsor, volunteer, and my entire team for making this vision come to life. SOLD OUT first year!

Can’t wait for next year. We’re just getting started 👏💃

10/14/2026

We’re still dreaming about this event!

10/10/2026

Congratulations to our Golden Cannoli winners!

Thank you to all who attended Bocce Bash! We appreciate you and look forward to seeing you at the next event!

10/10/2026

✨Who will win Bocce Bash’s “Golden Cannoli” today? ✨

It’s not too late to get your tickets and enjoy all you can eat and drink! And of course, hang out with some lovely people.

All are welcome to join!

See you there!
IASJS.betterworld.org

10/09/2026

Last night was ✨ magical ✨
We saw so many new faces and made many new friends!
We look forward to seeing you for our annual Pasta Party and Parade March 5th & 6th
Carla Pesono's Taste of Italy NOLA

If you want to continue the party, join us this Saturday for Bocce Bash! Our annual Bocce tournament Italian American Bocce Club of Greater New Orleans for your chance at the Golden Cannoli. Tickets also include all you can eat and drink!

Get your 🎟️ IASJS.betterworld.org

If you missed your chance to donate last night, you can donate at the link above.

Membership 👉🏻 italianamericansociety.org

More pics to come!

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Address

126 Sierra Court
Metairie, LA
70001

Website

https://italianamericansociety.org/

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