The 4th annual American Cancer Society will host its Mardi Gras Gala and Silent Auction - The Honor Ball - on Saturday, Feb. 2. The ball begins at 8 p.m. and lasts until midnight at the downtown Hilton, Riverview Ballroom.

Tickets are $75 per person or $125 per couple.

For anyone who fills out the back of their Gala ticket, their name will be entered into a drawing for a new Kindle Fire.

Also, there will be a raffle for a Green Egg (barbecue pit) and jewelry.

You can also host a table of eight for $600. Table hostesses must decorate their own tables.

For more information or questions, please contact Renee Beadle, board chair, at 225-413-7282 or by e-mail at rtruaxbr@aol.com.

For ticket sales, contact Carrie Godbold at 225-936-4898 or by e-mail at carriegodbold@yahoo.com.

All funds raised benefit the American Cancer Society.