Monroe Bakery keeping Mardi Gras spirit alive with continued King cake sales

North La says, screw you guys, we roll our own way.

"Thurman’s Food Factory has been selling king cakes since December and said even though Fat Tuesday has come and gone, they’re not stopping.

“We've done a thousand or more," said Thurman Dickey the store owner.

For those that don’t know, king cakes have been a Mardi Gras tradition for centuries. They are eaten from January 6 on the Catholic Tradition “Epiphany” up until Mardi Gras.

Dickey said it’s more than just a sweet treat, it’s a start to the beginning of Lent. "

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