I don't know if there are any brothers from Louisiana on here, but I have a question. Some might know that the A&ASR has it's own 1 - 3 degrees of Freemasonry which is commonly referred to as "Red Degrees", in which the EA, FC and MM are conferred by the A&ASR vice the Grand Lodge AF&AM or F&AM. This was common in both South Carolina and Louisiana in the 1800s, and were called "Red Lodges". They were later chartered over to the Grand Lodge and stopped performing the Red Degrees and conformed to the AF&AM "Blue Degrees".
It is my understanding that once a year the A&ASR in Louisiana is given special dispensation to preform the ritual of the first three degrees of the A&ASR, for all Master Masons to see.
Does anyone know if this is still happening, before my marathon of deployments there was notice sent out ~2007, but haven't heard anything since, and I would like to make the pilgrimage to see it, and want to plan accordingly with my job.
Any info would be much appreciated.
-Bro Vick
It is my understanding that once a year the A&ASR in Louisiana is given special dispensation to preform the ritual of the first three degrees of the A&ASR, for all Master Masons to see.
Does anyone know if this is still happening, before my marathon of deployments there was notice sent out ~2007, but haven't heard anything since, and I would like to make the pilgrimage to see it, and want to plan accordingly with my job.
Any info would be much appreciated.
-Bro Vick