Mardi Gras

Welcome to our FIRST ANNUAL "GUIDE TO LAFAYETTE MARDI GRAS EVENTS AND CAMPS!" It’s the biggest party of the year! Celebrate all month long with parades and festivities in the Lafayette area. We have also included day camps for...

While we love living in Lafayette with kids year-round, there is something particularly special about Mardi Gras season. Who can deny that one of the best parts of Mardi Gras is the king cake? Whether you are looking for...

I love Christmas cards. Growing up, I always envisioned myself as being one of those people who had it together and would send a perfect family Christmas card every year. The year my husband and I got married, our...

When I was growing up, one of my favorite things was Mardi Gras. The weekend before Mardi Gras, my mom’s extended family would come to visit from Texas and together with the Louisiana based clan, we would descend on...

As most of the country settled into their New Year Resolutions, which apparently included attempting a coup, I’m sitting here in South Louisiana reveling in one of my favorite seasons: King Cake Season. You give me a season that’s...

How are we Louisiana people supposed to transition from Christmas to Mardi Gras with parades canceled?! I know at this time only New Orleans has stepped up and said they are canceling parades, but it makes you wonder how...