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Since it was Fat Tuesday, Iberville named the spot Pointe du Mardi Gras and called a nearby body of water Bayou Mardi Gras. The name fell out of usage over time, but in 1971, Plaquemines Parish A British military mapmaker in 1775 translated the Mardi Gras location name into English as “Shrove Tuesday Pt. & Bayouc.” The following year, in a Carnival coincidence, members of Iberville’s second expedition passed by the same spot on Mardi Gras Day and gave the name Bayou Mardi Gras to the “small strait or pass” leading from the river out into Breton Sound. On March 2, 1699, French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived at a plot of ground 60 miles directly south of New Orleans, and named it "Pointe du Mardi Gras" when his men realized it was the eve of the festive holiday. Bienville also established "Fort Louis de la Louisiane" (which is now Mobile) in 1702. Some point to 1699 as year the first American Mardi Gras was held, when French explorers Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville and Sieur de Bienville landed about 60 miles south of present-day New Orleans Fort Louis de la Mobile, located about 60 miles south of New Orleans, was named “Pointe du Mardi Gras” on March 2, 1699, by French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, also A look at the Lake Fosse Pointe Mardi Gras Parade, where family, tradition, and community come together for a celebration filled with colorful floats and lively music. The party proceeded upstream to a place on the west bank about 60 miles downriver from where New Orleans is today, and made camp. This was on March 3, 1699, Mardi Gras, so in honor of this holiday, Iberville named the spot Point du Mardi Gras (French: “Mardi Gras Point”) and called the nearby tributary Bayou Mardi Gras. New Orleans Mardi Gras: On March 2, 1699, French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived at a plot of ground 60 miles directly south of New Orleans and named it "Pointe du Mardi Gras" when his men realized it was the eve of the festive holiday. By the 1730s, Mardi Gras was celebrated openly in New Orleans, but not On March 2, 1699, French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived at a plot of ground 60 miles directly south of New Orleans, and named it “Pointe du Mardi Gras” when his men realized it was the eve of the festive holiday. By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions of maskers with carriages and horseback riders to celebrate Mardi Gras. Dazzling The francophones in Iberville’s command made camp at a location that the commandant christened “Pointe du Mardi Gras” (Mardi Gras Point). While the historical details of Mardi Gras in colonial Louisiana are hazy, oral histories led anthropologist Rocky Sexton and musicologist Harry Oster to conclude that “Mardi Gras and Mardi Gras songs On March 2, 1699, two French-Canadian explorers and brothers, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville and Pierre Le Moyne d-Iberville arrived 60 miles south of present-day New Orleans, on the eve of when the holiday was held, and named the spot "Pointe du Mardi Gras." This is viewed by some as the first Mardi Gras in America. When French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived at a plot of ground 60 miles south of New Orleans in 1699 on the eve of Mardi Gras, he named the location “Pointe du Mardi Gras”. The holiday and the city have been inextricable ever since. In 1699, French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville named a plot “Pointe du Mardi Gras” south of New Orleans. The first Mardi Gras in America occurred in 1703 in the settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile. In tribute to the festive holiday being celebrated that day in France, Iberville named the spot Pointe du Mardi Gras and the adjoining channel Bayou du Mardi Gras. These are the oldest place names He named this location, "Pointe du Mardi Gras" ("Mardi Gras Point"), as he and his men had arrived there on the eve of the Mardi Gras holiday. Three years later, in 1702, Bienville established Fort Louis de la Louisiane, which eventually became present-day Mobile, Alabama. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Krewe du Vieux 6:30pm view map He named the plot of land, about 60 miles south of New Orleans, “Pointe du Mardi Gras” because he arrived there on the eve of the holiday. He also traveled to Mobile, Alabama, in 1702, calling Fort Louis de la Mobile, located about 60 miles south of New Orleans, was named “Pointe du Mardi Gras” on March 2, 1699, by French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, also The excitement gets underway with the Chemin Neuf Mardi Gras Festival, which will take place from noon until 4 pm. This festival will highlight the rich history of Mardi Gras in New Roads through a variety of engaging activities, including choir performances, historical presentations, midway rides, and the Sweet Pecan Challenge. Did yall know that the first Mardi Gras in Louisiana was in 1699. 60 miles from where today is known as New Orleans. It was held at Fort Saint Philip. Right across from Fort Jackson in Plaquemines Parish. It was called Bayou Mardi Gras and the spot was named Pointe du Mardi Gras. Today the town is Buras,Louisiana
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