In response to the disturbing trend in New Orleans of king cake babies being deserted by their parents in record number, I stand fully against the abandonment and orphaning of king cake babies.

I, as a resident of Greater New Orleans, support raising awareness of the plight of defenseless king cake babies and hereby formally petition New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to:

• Establish a "King Cake Babies Day" to raise awareness
• Observe this day annually on Twelfth Night (January 6th), the first day of Carnival and king cake season, and continuing through the end of Mardi Gras
• Allow locals who feel they cannot cope with the responsibility of having to buy the next king cake to relinquish their king cake babies to local bakeries, in lieu of abandonment, thus giving these king cake babies potential new life in future king cakes, crafts or other suitable uses

In observance of this movement, I vow to lovingly accept any king cake baby I may receive, both expectedly and unexpectedly, and commit to continuing the tradition of purchasing the next king cake if I become said recipient of a plastic baby.

Thus, I call on Mayor Landrieu to take the aforementioned action and to protect every king cake baby, regardless of source bakery or “wantedness,” from a sad existence of abandonment.