Mardi Gras Festivities January 5-8
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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2 hours east of Houston, Lake Charles gets its Mardi Gras on
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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Mardi Gras In Louisiana: Why I Go To Lake Charles Instead Of New Orleans
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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Lake Charles: Cajun Mardi Gras, Gumbo and More
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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Official 2020 Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana Poster Now Available
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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Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana STS Top 20 Event
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 Car Show and Night Parade Extravaganza Announced
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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Lundi Gras Features the Royal Gala
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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2020 Mardi Gras Parades Open for Entries
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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Mardi Gras Gumbo Cook-off, Omega Parade and More!
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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