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thinking about going to Laffayette for Mardi Gras
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:37 pm
Leave lundi gras morning come back on Ash Wed...
does laffy shut down on MGD?
What there be to do in the area...I am unfamiliar with cajun mardi gras, though I am very familiar with the surrounding area otherwise.
great food and drinking would top priorities. ..would stay at the hilton
does laffy shut down on MGD?
What there be to do in the area...I am unfamiliar with cajun mardi gras, though I am very familiar with the surrounding area otherwise.
great food and drinking would top priorities. ..would stay at the hilton
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Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:37 pm to Tiger Attorney
Go to kaplan
Thank me later
Thank me later
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:41 pm to Tiger Attorney
A few of the small towns have "Cajun" mardi gras runs on Tuesday. Lafayette has generic parades
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:41 pm to Tiger Attorney
the lafayette mardi gras is the same as new orleans' except it is just done on a much smaller scale...nice family-oriented mardi gras parades...
and unless things have changed, nothing shuts down for mardi gras in lafayette...it is actually generates a lot of business for the local merchants...
and unless things have changed, nothing shuts down for mardi gras in lafayette...it is actually generates a lot of business for the local merchants...
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:41 pm to yellowfin
Any more specific suggestions or advice?
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:42 pm to Tiger Attorney
Houma
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:42 pm to Tiger Attorney
Kaplan
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:42 pm to Tiger Attorney
I'm on my phone but I'll post some advice in the morning
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:48 pm to Tiger Attorney
quote:
does laffy shut down on MGD?
whats to shut down?
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:48 pm to Turkey_Creek_Tiger
Boomin oil businesses
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:51 pm to Turkey_Creek_Tiger
Restaurants? Shops?
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:52 pm to jimbeam
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Go to kaplan
Is Kaplan as much fun as Mamou used to be?
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:52 pm to Tiger Attorney
Lafayette is not Cajun Mardi Gras. It's a tamer New Orleans style Mardi Gras. I would definitely recommend trying to catch the Queen's Parade Lundi Gras night and the King's Parade on Mardi Gras Day. BJ's Pizza is a good spot to grab some grub on the parade route. It's right at Cajundome @ Johnston across from The King's Tent, the Ice Gators will be there getting hammered in the Parking Lot.
If you want Cajun Mardi Gras, go to one of the small towns like Kaplin, Churchpoint, or Mamou
If you want Cajun Mardi Gras, go to one of the small towns like Kaplin, Churchpoint, or Mamou
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:53 pm to kingbob
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Kaplin
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:55 pm to jimbeam
Kaplan is any good?
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:55 pm to CP3LSU25
It's a good drunk time
Just can't mind all the trash there
MG isn't really my thing but its the best one in the area according to lots of people
Just can't mind all the trash there
MG isn't really my thing but its the best one in the area according to lots of people
This post was edited on 2/20/14 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:59 pm to CP3LSU25
Chic-a-la-pie
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:59 pm to Tiger Attorney
Lafayette mardi gras is pretty generic.. Thrown together floats with drunk people tossing beads. Definitely not New Orleans, more of like a smaller Metairie mardi gras. If you want to full experience in Cajun country, going to some of the smaller towns as suggested is the thing to do.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 8:00 pm to Tiger Attorney
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Go to Kaplan
Lafayette has a nice Mardi Gras but don't expect anything that resembles N.O. The weekend night parades are probably the nicest with the most throws, if thats what you are going for. The cops here put up barricades all along the route which make the parade safer for the kids, but less enjoyable. The smaller towns around Lafayette have a pretty basic Mardi Gras with small truck floats. I've never done the Courier de Mardi Gras (Church Point/Eunice), the city folk I know that have were disappointed.
The hassle factor (traffic, parking, thugs) is about 20% of the N.O. Mardi Gras.
And yes Lafayette pretty much shuts down on Tuesday.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:23 pm to yellowfin
Thank you
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