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Mardi Gras Mambo in Green Feathers

Mardi Gras Festivities January 5-8

By Angie Manning on Dec. 16, 2021

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Angie Manning, CDME Communications Director Visit Lake Charles 337-436-9588 2022 Mardi Gras Season Opens with a Series of Festivities - Jan. 5-8 LAKE…

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Mardi Gras Costumes

2 hours east of Houston, Lake Charles gets its Mardi Gras on

By Visit Lake Charles on Feb. 17, 2020

Want to celebrate Louisiana Mardi Gras close to home? Lake Charles, just two hours east of Houston on Interstate 10, boasts Louisiana’s second-largest celebration, and its festivities are…

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Krewe of Krewes Parade

Mardi Gras In Louisiana: Why I Go To Lake Charles Instead Of New Orleans

By Visit Lake Charles on Jan. 31, 2020

The carnival season in Lake Charles, Louisiana, starts with the Twelfth Night celebration, where the royal courts of more than 50 krewes are introduced. The season continues through the Fat Tuesday…

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Iowa Chicken Run Toss

Lake Charles: Cajun Mardi Gras, Gumbo and More

By Visit Lake Charles on Jan. 14, 2020

From “Feed your Soul” to “Let the Good Times Roll” Louisiana’s fun slogans are certainly fitting in Lake Charles, a vibrant city in the southwestern corner of the state. Known as Festival City, Lake…

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Mardi Gras SWLA Poster Candice Alexander 2020

Official 2020 Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana Poster Now Available

By Visit Lake Charles on Jan. 03, 2020

LAKE CHARLES, La. (January 3, 2020)—The official 2020 Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana poster is now available for purchase following its unveiling at the Mardi Gras Kickoff & Poster Reveal Party at…

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STS Mardi Gras Southwest Louisiana 2020

Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana STS Top 20 Event

By Visit Lake Charles on Jan. 02, 2020

LAKE CHARLES, La (Jan. 3, 2020) - The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) recently honored Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana as a 2020 Top 20 Event for the month of January. From glittering parades and…

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Twelfth Night's King Titan

Twelfth Night Car Show and Night Parade Extravaganza Announced

By Visit Lake Charles on Jan. 02, 2020

LAKE CHARLES, La. (January 2, 2020) — Mardi Gras makes its flamboyant entrance on Saturday, Jan. 4. The third annual Motor Gras Twelfth Night Car Show will kick the day off the weekend at 9 a.m…

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Royal-Gala

Lundi Gras Features the Royal Gala

By Visit Lake Charles on Jan. 02, 2020

LAKE CHARLES, La. (January 2, 2020)—The Cinderella night of Mardi Gras manifests on Lundi Gras, Monday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. with a lavish promenade of more than 60 krewes’ royalty in extravagant…

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Revelers Second Lining

2020 Mardi Gras Parades Open for Entries

By Visit Lake Charles on Jan. 02, 2020

LAKE CHARLES, La. (January 2, 2020)—Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana is inviting the community to help them paint the town purple, green and gold! Entries are now being accepted for the Lighted Boat…

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Gumbo Cookoff

Mardi Gras Gumbo Cook-off, Omega Parade and More!

By Visit Lake Charles on Jan. 02, 2020

LAKE CHARLES, La. (January 2, 2020)—The public tastes from every pot of chicken and sausage, seafood or wild game gumbo in a hot contest of more than 60 teams on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Lake Charles…

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