Carnival News

About Le Festival de Mardi Gras à Lafayette
The Festival is the major fundraiser for the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association. The association was founded in 1934 to serve as the organizing body for Lafayette's Mardi Gras activities. . . .  more

Family Mardi Gras in Parc Putnam
If you’re looking for a family friendly area to watch Lafayette’s Mardi Gras festivities, head to Parc Putnam on Lafayette Street, across from the Federal Courthouse Tuesday, Feb. 16. . . .  more

Get decked out to show your ‘Saints Fever’
“Saints Fever” will be the theme of this year’s King’s Court Costume Contest, to be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Parc Sans Souci in Downtown Lafayette. . . .  more

Le Festival de Mardi Gras à Lafayette announces 2010 schedule
The Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association will host the 17th annual "Le Festival de Mardi Gras à Lafayette" from Friday, Feb. 12, through Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at University of Louisiana . . .  more

Library lists 2010 Mardi Gras hours
Business hours for the Lafayette Public Library during the Mardi Gras Holiday are: . . .  more

Police want everyone to be safe at Mardi Gras
The Lafayette Police Department has already weathered one Carnival parade safely, when the Carnivale en Rio Krewe sambaed its way along the Downtown to Midtown parade route. . . .  more