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The King Gabriel's Parade will begin at 10 a.m. The Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade will began at 1 p.m., and the Independent Paradewill began at 2 p.m.
Lafayette Public Works prepares for Mardi Gras as barricades go up throughout Lafayette signaling the beginning of parades.
Mardi Gras parades have been an annual tradition in Lafayette since 1934. Recent attendance on Mardi Gras day has been estimated as high as 250,000 by police spokespersons. The first formal Mardi Gras ball and parade in Lafayette dates back to 1869. In 1897, King Attakapas, the first Lafayette Mardi Gras king was crowned.
Known for festive and colorful floats and energetic music, the Krewe of Rio is ready to kick off parade season this weekend in Lafayette.
Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival - Cameron. Louisiana Peach Festival - Ruston [2] Strawberry Festival - Pontchatoula. Washington Parish Watermelon Festival - Franklinton. Yambilee Festival - Opelousas. Boudin Festival - Scott. Sugar Cane Festival - New Iberia. Frog Festival - Rayne. Jambalaya Festival - Gonzales.
Mardi Gras (UK: / ˌmɑːrdi ˈɡrɑː /, US: / ˈmɑːrdi ɡrɑː /; [1][2] also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. [3] Mardi Gras is French for " Fat Tuesday ", reflecting the practice of the last night of ...
As Fat Tuesday approaches, there is celebrating to do. With parades, dances and courirs. Here are the Mardi Gras events happening this week.
The second line is a tradition in parades organized by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs (SAPCs) with brass band parades in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The "main line" or "first line" is the main section of the parade, or the members of the SAPC with the parading permit as well as the brass band. The second line consists of people who ...