Rose Parade photos
Rose Queen Dusty Gibbs, a student at Arcadia High School, enjoys the spotlight from a float sponsored by Macy’s. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The members of the Tournament of Roses’ royal court grace a float sponsored by Macy’s: Rose Queen Dusty Gibbs of Arcadia, at top, is surrounded by princesses (clockwise) Katie Merrill, Gaelen Stanford-Moore, Kelsey MacDougall, Courtney Rubin, Chloe Ghoogassian and Zena Brown. (Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times)
Grand marshal Emeril Lagasse opened the parade with his trademark refrain: “Let’s kick it up a notch. Bam!” The celebrity chef traveled the route in a 1910 Pierce-Arrow convertible. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
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FTD’s “The Magic of Mardi Gras,” featuring a lion, jesters and carnival characters, won the Tournament Special Trophy for exceptional merit in multiple categories, including floats over 55 feet. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
The Los Angeles Dodgers mark 50 years in Southern California with “Celebrating America’s Favorite Pastime, the team’s first-ever Rose Parade float. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)