This is an original press photo. Dr. Josephine Thomas with N.O. Spring Fiesta Assn. co-officers --- Newly elected officers of the New Orleans Spring Fiesta Association discuss for the 1966 fiesta. -- 10,000 Participate in New Orleans Spring Fiesta Says President -- Dr. Josephine Thomas, president of the New Orleans Spring Fiesta Association, announced that the 1965 Spring Fiesta was the most successful since the event began in 1939.