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2. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Krewe - Wikipedia

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   The term is best known for its association with Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, but is also used in other Carnival celebrations throughout Louisiana (e.g. in Lafayette, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge) and along the Gulf of Mexico, such as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, Springtime Tallahassee, and Krewe of Amalee in ...

4. Mardi Gras 2024: What to know as Carnival season nearly ... - AOL

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   Banks Ave. is flooded with people as the Mardi Gras parade passes through the South Slope, February 11, 2024. Here are some safety guidelines provided by the Lafayette police department.

5. Fun, Fascinating Mardi Gras Facts That You Didn't Know - AOL

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   Its Official Start Dates Back to the 18th Century. Bienville, MardiGrasNewOrleans.com says, established New Orleans in 1718 and by the 1730s Mardi Gras was celebrated in the city, its earliest ...

6. Mardi Gras Indians - Wikipedia

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   Dancing in Congo Square, 1886. Mardi Gras Indians have been practicing their traditions in New Orleans since at least the 18th century. The colony of New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718, on land inhabited by the Chitimacha Tribe, and within the first decade 5,000 enslaved Africans were trafficked to the colony.

7. 'I love Mardi Gras': Carnival spirit takes over New Orleans - AOL

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   Revelers decked out in traditional purple, green and gold came out to party on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans’ first full-dress Mardi Gras since 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic canceled last ...