The oldest-chartered Mardi Gras krewe, Hephaestus, in the Tri-City area will hold the last Carnival ball of the season on Saturday.
Franklin’s first “Mardi Gras on the Bayou begins after the parade Tuesday.
The all-new event kicks off at 2 p.m. and continues until 5 p.m. along Bayou Teche.
A ribbon cutting ceremony and the grand opening of the Walgreen’s in Franklin slated for this morning has been put off for one week.
The Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau board set the tentative grand opening date for its roughly $4 million welcome and interpretative center as May 22, from 4 to 7 p.m., nearly two years
Six parades will roll through the Tri-City area each day starting Friday and ending on Fat Tuesday.
Krewe of Adonis