Bayou Mardi Gras Parade will take place Friday, February 3rd and is the largest one yet with 24 floats signed up to roll in this year’s event.
The parade will take place along its usual route on Main Street and roll all the way through downtown New Iberia beginning at 7 p.m. The Bayou Mardi Gras Parade is the largest in the Teche Area, and usually the first of the year to kick off the Mardi Gras parade season.
Leading the parade this year is University of Louisiana head coach for the Ragin’ Cajuns football team Michael Desormeaux and graduate of Catholic High School and UL Lafayette.
