KAPLAN, KATC - For 70 years, the streets of Kaplan have come alive with the vibrant and festive energy of Krewe Chic-A-La-Pie, one of the last remaining Mardi Gras parades in Vermilion Parish. Tuesday, March 4 – Opelousas Imperial Mardi Gras Parade & Mardi Gras Celebration – The Parade runs down E. Landry, turns left on Liberty, and travels back up to Vine Street in Opelousas. 11 a Youngsville Mardi Gras Parade. March 1 at 11 a.m. Youngsville. Queen Evangeline’s Parade. March 3 at 6 p.m. Downtown Lafayette to Cajun Field. King Gabriel’s Parade. March 4 at 10 a.m. Downtown Lafayette to Cajun Field. Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade. March 4 at 1 p.m. Downtown Lafayette to Cajun Field. Lafourche Parish parades Held on Mardi Gras Day. This old-fashioned, family-style Mardi Gras parade rolls through the streets of downtown Kaplan. Free. Feb. 7 – Krotz Springs La Riviére Children’s Mardi Gras Parade & Chicken Chase; Feb. 8 – Lebeau Mardi Gras Festival & Parade at 1 p.m. Feb. 16 – Sunset Kidz Wagon Parade at noon; March 1 – Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras Children’s Parade at 3 p.m. March 1 – Cankton Courir de Mardi Gras; March 4 – Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras & Chicken Run Kaplan, La. - For the past 70 years, Kaplan’s all-female Chic La Pie Krewe has come together to create impeccable floats for Mardi Gras. This year, their theme is Louisiana attractions. The parade takes place on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 1, at 2:00 pm in Kaplan. Stay in touch with us anytime, anywhere. To reach the newsroom or report a typo/correction, click HERE . KAPLAN, La. ()– Tomorrow at 2 p.m., Krewe Chic a la Pie will roll through Downtown Kaplan.Krewe Chic a la Pie made their debut 68 years ago. Every year on Lundi Gras, members and royalty of the KAPLAN, La. — Krewe de Chic-A-La-Pie is celebrating Mardi Gras after COVID-19 caused a gap year in 2021.The krewe already hosted their community contest and ball. The next event on the list is CITY HALL CLOSED - MARDI GRAS DAY. Tue, Mar 4 2025, All day. View the Community Calendar. Contact Information. Phone Number Kaplan, LA 70548 | (337) 643‑8602. La Riviére Children’s Mardi Gras Parade & Chicken Chase. Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. Krotz Springs. Lebeau Mardi Gras Festival & Parade. Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. Lebeau. Sunset Kidz Wagon Parade. Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. Sunset. Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras. March 1 at 3 p.m. Eunice. Opelousas Imperial Mardi Gras Parade. March 4 at 11 a.m. Opelousas. Courir de Mardi Passing a good time at the Kaplan Mardi Gras Ball!!. Krewe Chic La Pie: 70 years of Mardi Gras tradition in Kaplan The Arc of Acadiana hosts an annual bead drive to collect used Mardi Gras beads to re-stock our inventory of beads, which are then sold at our 6 resale stores and 3 Day program locations in Lafayette, Iberia, and St. Landry parishes for tossing off floats. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. Feb. 2 - New Iberia Bayou Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m. Feb. 23 - Jeanerette Krewe of Ezana Mardi Gras Parade at 11 a.m. March 2 - Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade at 1 p.m. Loreauville PaPa "Red" Dog Mardi Gras Parade canceled ; JEFF DAVIS PARISH. Feb. 15 - Welsh Mardi Gras Parade at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 22 - Lake Arthur Mardi Gras Parade at 3 p.m. Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission 200 N. Magdalen Square | Abbeville, LA 70510 | 337-898-6600 FEBRUARY 22, 2025. Lake Arthur Mardi Gras Run and Parade will be held February 22; LAFAYETTE PARISH . FEBRUARY 15, 2025. Carencro Mardi Gras Parade rolls at 11 am at Carencro High School and ends (Kaplan, Louisiana) - Some really cool kids in a South Louisiana parish did a touching thing yesterday and we are here for it. A group of students in the Lâche Pas Louisiane program in Vermilion Parish held their annual Courir de Mardi Gras in downtown Kaplan on Tuesday, February 25. Mardi Gras day was huge in many parts of the state as beautiful weather was overhead, however, that brought out record crowds and when you have so many people in one defined area, things like this happen. We just hope that no one was injured here and that everyone got to enjoy the rest of their Mardi Gras day.
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