Only 1.5 hours from New Orleans and Baton Rouge and 1.25 hours from Lafayette, Mardi Gras on the Cajun Coast is family fun. Friday leading into Fat Tuesday, enjoy parades throughout St. Mary Parish. A Men’s Krewe, several couple’s Krewes, a children’s Krewe and an all-Krewe’s Parade in Franklin round out the weekend of fun. For more information, call 985.380.8224 or visit www.cajuncoast.com.
March 4, 2025 – Krewe of Hephaestus Parade in Morgan City. Begins on the corner of Sixth and Sycamore Street, proceeds on Sixth Street to Marguerite Street to Ninth Street/Highway 70, to Clothilde, to Victor II Boulevard and ending at the Morgan City Auditorium on Myrtle Street; 12pm
Download the 2025 Mardi Gras Brochure with all the parade routes!
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