MARDI GRAS, Baton Rouge

MARDI GRAS 2025: Your guide to parades and parties in Baton Rouge and beyond
Let the good times roll! South Louisiana is gearing up for the 2025 Mardi Gras season and there are several parades and parties that will roll through the streets of Baton Rouge and surrounding areas in celebration.
Bundle up and head out to these 6 Mardi Gras parades in the Baton Rouge area this weekend
Six Mardi Gras parades are scheduled to roll in the Baton Rouge area this weekend. The best advice if you're going to one or all six: bundle up. Current weather forecasts indicate the temperature will be in the high 30s when the all-female Krewe of Artemis makes its way through downtown starting at 7 p.
One Southeastern Louisiana Mardi Gras parade canceled, another rescheduled due to weather
The two parades were scheduled to roll on Sunday. Here's how to check the weather forecast for all parade days in the area.
Two parades made their way through downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday
On Saturday, Baton Rouge Mardi Gras started out with the Krewe Mystique de la Capitale. Families filled the streets for this parade to catch everything they could, but one family with a plan to catch more than others.
Some Mardi Gras krewes rescheduling parades due to rain
Some Mardi Gras krewes are rescheduling their parades set to roll this Sunday due to forecasted rain. On Friday, Feb. 21, the Slidell Police Department reported that the Krewe of Dionysus will now roll on Friday,
First ever Mardi Gras parade to be held in Athens this weekend
The Village of Athens, Louisiana is holding its inaugural Mardi Gras parade this weekend. It's Saturday at 2 p.m. and it begins at Athens Town Hall. There won't be cars or trucks, rather ATVs, 4-wheelers,
Mid City Gras parade will not take place Sunday due to rain
Organizers said this will be the first time that the parade does not take place on parade day. According to Mid City Gras officials, they are working to develop a new plan and wil
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