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Favorite Mardi Gras?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:56 am
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:56 am
New Orleans?
Cajun County - Mamou, Eunice, Iota
Houma/Thibodaux?
Baton Rouge?
Shreveport?
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I'm afraid to lump Mobile in here, but for those who have been, how does it stack up to the others?
Cajun County - Mamou, Eunice, Iota
Houma/Thibodaux?
Baton Rouge?
Shreveport?
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I'm afraid to lump Mobile in here, but for those who have been, how does it stack up to the others?
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Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:57 am to LSUbase13
1941 was a fine year for parading
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:57 am to LSUbase13
NOLA and it isn't close.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:57 am to LSUbase13
Chewbachus is the most underrated.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 9:58 am to LSUbase13
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Shreveport?
Have you ever been?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:01 am to LSUbase13
Lafayette was the most fun mardi gras I've ever went to, back in college
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:02 am to LSUbase13
Kaplan
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:02 am to LSUbase13
I’m in New Orleans so that’s my obvious favorite. Never had the desire to attend another city who tried to duplicate actual Mardi Gras.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:02 am to LSUbase13
Mardi Gras February 3, 2008
Superbowl XLII was on that night, and Eli beat the Pats
I was in high school and remember running from spot to spot trying to find a tv. Bacchus was running. Finally got a TV and saw "the catch" with Tyree. What a night.
Superbowl XLII was on that night, and Eli beat the Pats
I was in high school and remember running from spot to spot trying to find a tv. Bacchus was running. Finally got a TV and saw "the catch" with Tyree. What a night.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:02 am to LSUbase13
Jackson Hole
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:03 am to LSUbase13
At home eating king cake and gumbo.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:04 am to LSUbase13
quote:= Trinidad
Favorite Mardi Gras?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:05 am to LSUbase13
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:06 am to LSUbase13
Someone was listening to T-Bob and Culotta this morning.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:08 am to LSUbase13
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I'm afraid to lump Mobile in here, but for those who have been, how does it stack up to the others?
Grew up in Mobile and do Mardi Gras in New Orleans now, so I think I can draw a decent comparison.
New Orleans has more floats and bigger parades for obvious reasons. I like the long route for New Orleans better too, especially with it going through areas with a lot of residential buildings. If you know someone, it's easy to find yourself a home base. The tents and big set ups for semi tailgating is nice too, not a ton of places to do that in Mobile.
Mobile is all downtown, meaning you'll probably need to drive or have a hotel. It's good in that you have a decent amount of bars and restaurants in the general area. Moonpies are a big throw for Mobile, and you don't really see them in New Orleans. The NOLA parades throw better beads though (not that you care post Mardi Gras when you get rid of all the stuff).
The one notable difference is the big days. Saturday for both has the parade everyone loves. New Orleans does Endymion (though on a totally different route than the rest of them) and Mobile the MOTs with the dragon floats billowing smoke. Sunday in Mobile is fun with Joe Cain Day but it isn't the marathon of New Orleans that ends with a super krewe. Tuesday though is a much longer day of parades in Mobile. NOLA has Zulu and Rex, and then a bunch of trucks. Mobile starts at 10 am and goes until nightime with the OOMs.
New Orleans is a better experience, seeing as Mobile is just a smaller version of New Orleans. It isn't the difference between let's say Mamou and New Orleans in terms of how it's celebrated.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:10 am to LSUbase13
Shreveport duck pond.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:21 am to LSUbase13
New Roads
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:22 am to LSUbase13
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I'm afraid to lump Mobile in here, but for those who have been, how does it stack up to the others?
Mobile Mardi Gras is all about the balls and parties. Very formal. The parades are family friendly, then you take the kiddos home to meet the baby sitter and throw on your fancy clothes for the adult shite show that night. However, the best day in Mobile Mardi Gras is the sunday before Mardi Gras Day, which is Joe Cain Day. So much fun!
Cajun Mardi Gras & Joe Cain Day are my favorite Mardi Gras days.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:25 am to LSUbase13
February 28, 2006, personal reasons.
This post was edited on 2/19/19 at 10:25 am
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:29 am to LSUbase13
Alexandria so I can throw hands in the parking lot.
Alexadria Mardi Gras Fight
Alexadria Mardi Gras Fight
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