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The Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade will began at 1 p.m., and the Independent Paradewill began at 2 p.m. All streets in and around the parade route will be closed until the completion of the ...
Lafayette Public Works prepares for Mardi Gras as barricades go up throughout Lafayette signaling the beginning of parades.
Known for festive and colorful floats and energetic music, the Krewe of Rio is ready to kick off parade season this weekend in Lafayette.
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.
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 ...
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Lafayette is considered the second largest Mardi Gras in the state because of the size of the parades and the amount of people who come to town for the event. Houma would possibly be the 3rd largest. 250,000 people are estimated to come to Lafayette, 150,000 to Houma.