Mardi Gras Parades Statewide 1999 This schedule is subject to change without notice.
New Roads Carnival
Club................Tues Feb 16
Baton Rouge Parades
Lafayette Parades
Lake Charles Parades
Houma/Terrebonne Parish Parades
Hercules...................................Houma Feb 5 6:30 pm
"Tee" Caillou............................Chauvin Feb 6 noon
Aquarius..................................Houma Feb 6 6:30 pm
Hyacinthians............................Houma Feb 7 1:30 pm
Aphrodite................................Houma Feb 12 6:30 pm
Bayou Boulette........................Dulac Feb 13 1:00 pm
Mardi Gras..............................Houma Feb 13 6:30 pm
Terreanians.............................Houma Feb 14 1:30 pm
Children's Parade....................Montegut Feb 14 2:00 pm
Cleopatra................................Houma Feb 15 6:30 pm
Bonne Terre...........................Montegut Feb 16 3:00 pm
Houmas.................................Houma Feb 16 11:00 am
Kajuns(trucks)....................................Houma Feb 16
behind Houmas
Shreveport Parades
Centaur...................................Bossier City Feb 6 5:00 pm
Gemini....................................Shreveport Feb 13 5:00 pm
LaFourche Parish Parades
Versailles...............................LaRose Feb 7 noon
Ambrosia..............................Thibodaux Feb 7 1:00 pm
Apollo..................................Lockport Feb 13 noon
Atlantis.................................Golden Meadow Feb 13 noon
Cleophas..............................Thibodaux Feb 14 1:00 pm
Nereids.................................Golden Meadow Feb 14 6:00 pm
Ghana..................................Thibodaux Feb 16 10:00 am
Chronos..............................Thibodaux Feb 16 2:00 pm
Gheens...............................Gheens Feb 16 10:30 am
Neptune..............................Golden Meadow Feb 16 noon
Troy.......................................Slidell Jan 17 1:00pm
Slidellians..............................Slidell Jan 24 1:00pm
Bilge.....................................Slidell Jan 30 noon
Perseus.................................Slidell Jan 31 1:00 pm
Pearls...................................Pearl River Feb
Eve......................................Mandeville Feb 5 7:00 pm
Olympia...............................Covington Feb 6 6:00 pm
Dionysus...............................Slidell Feb 7 1:30 pm
Orpheus..............................Mandeville Feb 12 7:00 pm
Selene....................................Slidell Feb 12 6:30pm
Bush...................................Bush Feb 13
MCCA...............................Bogolousa Feb 13
Pirate's Harbor....................Slidell Feb 13
Wrecks..............................Springfield Feb 13
LaCombe...........................LaCombe Feb 13 1:00 pm
Flora..................................Slidell Feb 14 1:00 pm
Tchefuncte..........................Madisonville Feb 14 2:00 pm
Lions...................................Covington Feb 16 11:00 am
Skunks................................LaCombe Feb 16
Folsom...................................Folsom Feb 16
St. Mary Parish Parades
Krewe of Adonis.................Morgan City Feb 12 7:00 pm
Berwick-Bayou Vista...........Berwick Feb 13 3:00 pm
Krewe of Galatea.................Morgan City Feb 14 2:00 pm
All Krewes..............................Franklin Feb 16 1:00 pm
Krewe of Hephaestus..........Morgan City Feb 16 2:00 pm
For more info, call St. Mary Parish
Tourist Commission
(504) 395-4905
***Call these numbers for up to date schedules***
New Orleans Area..................504-468-7527
Baton
Rouge..........................800-527-6843
Houma/Terrebonne................800-688-2732
New
Roads............................504-638-3500
Shreveport............................888-45VISIT
Lafayette...............................800-346-1958
Lake
Charles.........................800-456-7952
LaFourche............................504-537-5800
Northshore...........................800-634-9443
*Wear comfortable shoes and leave valuables at home.
* Never allow children to reach in
front of or under floats.
*Instruct children to report to a
police officer if they get lost.
*When wearing masks, make sure they
don't obstruct vision.
*Stay behind barricades for safety.
*
Parade ladders must be stationed as far back from the curb as
they are high
*Ladders may not be placed in a street or an intersection.
*Do not tie ladders together or leave
children alone on them.
*Do not climb trees or utility poles
to get a better view.
*Don't attempt to cross the street
while marching bands are passing.
*It is forbidden to drink from metal or glass containers.
*It is illegal to throw anything at a float or rider.
*It is illegal to toss throws from French Quarter balconies
*Do not: (Your
car will be ticketed or towed for these violations.)
Park along a parade route 2 hours before or after a parade
Park in the wrong direction
Block a sidewalk
Park too close to a fire hydrant, crosswalk or driveway.
*Portable potties are placed along the parade routes, but may be
hard to find. Make plans ahead of time.
*For information on medical aid, call 504-568-0825
