Mardi Gras season is here in Louisiana, and you can feel the excitement in most communities. However, one small south Louisiana town will not have a parade in 2025. Smaller communities count on Mardi Gras when it comes to bringing revenue to their town or village, but a small town will not be so fortunate this year due to the increase in crime A traditional Mardi Gras parade in south Louisiana has been canceled. We're in Carnival season and many communities are excited about their upcoming Mardi Gras parades, but one small community will be without this year. It has been announced that Loreauville’s only Mardi Gras parade has been called off this year. The weather is quite nasty across much of Louisiana today, and as a result, many Mardi Gras parades have been scratched across the state. In the Acadiana area, organizers of the Krewe of Ezana Mardi Gras parade in Jeanerette have decided to cancel their festivities today. Unfortunately, the parade won't be rescheduled. BALDWIN, La. — The 2025 Carnival season will be a little less festive in St. Mary Parish, after Baldwin officials have announced its Mardi Gras parade, scheduled for March 1, has been canceled. Two more Louisiana parades have announced a change of plans due to stormy weather forecasts. Will it rain on your parade? The NWS has a new site for Mardi Gras weather forecasts. The krewes of Mardi Gras 2025 in New Orleans: a preview of all parades, with dates and maps The 2025 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4. Email Parades in New Orleans, Jefferson Parish have canceled their 2024 Mardi Gras. WWL Louisiana's digital team has put together a list of canceled parades. krewedelusion parade JEANERETTE, La. — The Jeanerette Krewe of Ezana Mardi Gras parade has officially been called off, with no plans of being rescheduled.Sunday morning, Jeanerette police announced on their Facebook Despite the krewedelusion parade concellation, the krewe plans to hold its Bedlam Ball on Saturday at Little People’s Place, 1226 Barracks, at 8 p.m. +57 Mardi Gras 2024 in New Orleans: a Baldwin Police Chief Anthony Gibson tells KQKI News that due to recent shootings in the town and ongoing road construction on Highway 90 in the Baldwin area, they have decided to cancel the town's 2025 Mardi Gras parade. The Baldwin Police Department responded to two shootings in the last week, including one on Tuesday night Mardi Gras Season lasts from Jan. 6 to Mardi Gras Day – March 4, 2025, featuring feasting and fun, parades, and king cakes! Natchitoches offers a family-friendly Mardi Gras celebration, with plenty of shopping and dining to make the trip fun for everyone. Natchitoches Parades. Krewe of Excellence Parade – Jan. 6 at 2pm BALDWIN, La. — The 2025 Carnival season will be a little less festive in St. Mary Parish, after Baldwin officials have announced its Mardi Gras parade, scheduled for March 1, has been canceled. Friday, Feb. 28 – Tuesday, March 4 – Le Festival de Mardi Gras à Lafayette – Cajun Field, Lafayette.Carnival rides and games, live music, food vendors, and parades roll through the festival One Southeastern Louisiana Mardi Gras parade canceled, another rescheduled due to weather. Two more Louisiana parades have announced a change of plans due to stormy weather forecasts. New Orleans and southeast Louisiana Mardi Gras 2025 Carnival parade schedule. Get information on all the dates and times for your favorite parades. Canceled ; Sunday, February 16. Krewe of So when Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced on November 17, 2020, that no parades are allowed to roll for Carnival 2021 because of COVID-19, no doubt many heard that as Mardi Gras being officially cancelled for this year. Mardi Gras 2024 in New Orleans: a preview of all parades, with dates and maps The 2024 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday Feb. 13. Email This isn't the first time the association, which has organized Mardi Gras events for 86 years, has canceled parades. Mardi Gras parades were also canceled from 1942 to 1947 during World War II and With the 2025 Houma-Terrebonne Mardi Gras season upon us, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet thought that this would be a great time to familiarize yourself with the rules and tips that can keep the parade atmosphere safe and enjoyable for everyone. Mardi Gras parades will not run tomorrow across the two parishes due to bad weather. Parades scheduled Feb. 23 in Terrebonne and Lafourche have been postponed or canceled.
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