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MON, FEB 4 12:51PM
by IND Monthly Staff
Here’s your big honkin' Mardi Gras sched
LAFAYETTE PARISH: Friday, Feb. 8 – 6:30 p.m. – Lafayette/Krewes of Lafayette
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 11 a.m. – Youngsville
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 12:30 p.m. – Lafayette/Children's Krewes
Saturday, Feb. 10 – 6:30 p.m. – Lafayette/Krewe of Bonaparte
Monday, Feb. 11 – 6 p.m. – Lafayette/Queen Evangeline
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 10 a.m. – Lafayette/King Gabriel
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 1 p.m. – Lafayette/Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival
Tuesday, Feb. 12, – 2 p.m. – Lafayette/Fox 15 Independent Parade
ACADIA PARISH: Saturday, Feb. 9 – 10 a.m. - Church Point/Courir de Mardi Gras Run for Children
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 8 a.m. - Church Point/Courir de Mardi Gras Run for Adults
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 2:30 p.m. – Iota/Tee Mamou Mardi Gras
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 3 p.m. - Crowley Parade
CALCASIEU PARISH: Friday, Feb. 8 – 7 p.m. – Lake Charles/Merchants Parade
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 2 p.m. – Lake Charles/Krewe of Omega
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 3 p.m. – Lake Charles/Krewe of Barkus
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 3:30 p.m. – Lake Charles/Children Krewes
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 7 p.m. – Lake Charles/Lighted Boat Parade
Monday, Feb. 11 – 11 a.m. – Sulphur
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 10 a.m. – Iowa/Chicken Run
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – Noon – Lake Charles/Motorcycles, Hot Rods, Classics
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 5 p.m. – Lake Charles/Krewe of Krewes’
EVANGELINE PARISH: Tuesday, Feb. 12 – Daybreak – Mamou/Mamou Courir
IBERIA PARISH: Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 11 a.m. – Jeanerette/Grand Marais
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 1 p.m. – Coteau/Krewe of Coteau
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 2 p.m. – Loreauville/Family Affair
IBERVILLE PARISH: Saturday, Feb. 9 – 1 p.m. – Plaquemine
JEFFERSON PARISH: Friday, Feb. 8 – 7 p.m. – Metairie/Krewe of Centurians
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 4:30 p.m. – Jennings/City of Jennings
Saturday, Feb. – 6:30 p.m. – Metairie/Krewe of Isis
Saturday, Feb. 9 – TBD – Grand Isle/Independent Parade
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 5:30 p.m. – Metairie/Krewe of Napoleon
Monday, Feb. 11 – 2 p.m. – Lake Arthur/City of Lake Arthur
Monday, Feb. 11 – 6:30 p.m. – Metairie/Krewe of Hera
Monday, Feb. 11 – 7 p.m. – Metairie/Krewe of Zeus
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 10 a.m. – Metairie/Krewes of Argus, Jefferson Trucks, Elks
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 11 a.m. – Gretna/Krewe of Gretna
LAFOURCHE PARISH: Friday, Feb. 8 – 7 p.m. – Golden Meadow/Krewe of Athena
Saturday, Feb. 9 – Noon – Lockport/Krewe of Apollo
Saturday, Feb. 9 – Noon – Golden Meadow/Krewe of Atlantis
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 6 p.m. – Larose/Le Krewe Du Bon Temps
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 12:30 p.m. – Thibodaux/Krewe of Cleophas
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 1:30 p.m. – Thibodaux/Krewe of Chronos
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 6 p.m. – Golden Meadow/Krewe of Nereids
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 1 p.m. – Thibodaux/Krewe of Ghana
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 11 a.m. – Gheens/Krewe of Gheens
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – Noon – Galliano-Golden Meadow/Krewe of Neptune
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 2 p.m. – Chackbay/Krewe of Choupic
POINTE COUPEE PARISH: Sunday, Feb. 10 – 1 p.m. – Livonia/Livonia Carnival Association
Monday, Feb. 11 – 11 a.m. – Batchelor/Annual Lundi Gras
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 11 a.m. – New Roads/Community Center Carnival
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 1:30 p.m. – New Roads/Lions Club
ST. CHARLES PARISH: Saturday, Feb. 9 – Noon – Luling/Krewe of Luling
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 1 p.m. – Des Allemands/Krewe of Des Allemands
ST. JAMES PARISH: Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 1:30 p.m. – Lutcher/Krewe of Tomorrow
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH: Saturday, Feb. 9 – 2 p.m. –Reserve/ Krewe of Towahpasa
Sunday, Feb. 10 - 12 Noon – Laplace/Krewe duMonde
ST. LANDRY PARISH: Sunday, Feb. 10 – 9 a.m. – Eunice/Children Courir de Mardi Gras
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 10 a.m. – Eunice/Childrens Parade
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 8 a.m. – Eunice/Courir de Mardi Gras
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 3 p.m. - Eunice/Truck Parade
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 1 p.m. – Grand Coteau/Krewe of Coteau
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 9 a.m. – Opelousas/Half Fast Krewe of Frank’s
ST. MARTIN PARISH: Saturday, Feb. 9 – 2 p.m. – St. Martinville/Lake Fausse Point Parade
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 10 a.m. – Breaux Bridge/Newcomers
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 1 p.m. – St. Martinville/Mardi Gras Newcomers
ST. MARY PARISH: Friday, Feb. 8 – 7 p.m. – Morgan City/Krewe of Adonis
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 11 a.m. – Baldwin
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 1 p.m. – Cypremont Point
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 2 p.m. – Bayou Vista/Krewe of Dionysus
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 2 p.m. – Morgan City/Krewe of Galatea
Monday, Feb. 11 – 2 p.m. – Patterson/Krewe of Amani
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 1 p.m. – Franklin/Franklin Mardi Gras
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 2 p.m. – Morgan City/Krewe of Hephaestus
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 2 p.m. – Morgan City/Siracusa/Greenwood
TERREBONNE PARISH: Friday, Feb. 8 – 6:30 p.m. – Houma/Krewe of Aphrodite
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 9 a.m. – Houma/Krewe of Bush
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 6:30 p.m. – Houma/Krewe of Mardi Gras
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 12:30 p.m. – Houma/Krewe of Terreanians
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 2 p.m. – Houma/Montegut Childrens
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 2 p.m. – Montegut/Krewe of Montegut
Monday, Feb. 11 – 6:30 p.m. – Houma/Krewe of Cleopatra
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 11 a.m. – Houma/Krewe of Houmas
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 11 a.m. – Gretna/Krewe of Gretna
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 11 a.m. – Houma/Krewe of Houmas
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – Noon – Houma/Krewe of Kajuns
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 4 p.m. – Montegut/Krewe of Bonne Terre
VERMILION PARISH: Saturday, Feb. 2 – 3 p.m. - Gueydon/Le Krewe de la Originals et les Enfants
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 2 p.m. – Kaplan/Krewe Chic-A-La-Pie
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