Mardi Gras on the NorthShore
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Mardi Gras in Covington and St. Tammany Parish
Mardi Gras is a State of Mind
(Mardi Gras is February 16, 2010)
Mardi Gras is Enjoyed by Young and Old
Although my husband was born in New Orleans, he has lived most of his adult life in Baton Rouge and Covington, but the fun of Mardi Gras runs through his veins. He has been attending carnival parades since he was a little boy. In fact, sometimes three generations of his family would go to the Mardi Gras. For the last 30 years or so, Mardi Gras Fever has been spreading north from New Orleans. Many towns on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain have been organizing parades and Krewes for years.
Go to the Mardi Gras by Professor Longhair
North Shore VS South Shore
Which would you rather attend?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byGive me the crush of crowds and night life of New Orleans
A North Shore Mardi Gras for the family sounds good to me
naturegirl7 says:
It's the Northshore for us. At our age, we like to enjoy the parades and catch some beads and be back home by 2:00 p.m.
Posted June 04, 2009
Parades and Schedules for St. Tammany Parish
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Krewe of Slidellians - Slidell, 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Krewe of Bilge - Oak Harbor Marina, Slidell, Noon
Sunday, February 8, 2009
St. Tammany
Mystic Krewe of Perseus - Slidell, 1 p.m.
Founded in 1970, the Krewe of Perseus is named for the Greek hero of legend who slew Medusa. The krewe's king and queen are known as King Perseus and Queen Andromeda, repectively.
Official Website: http://kreweofperseus.com/
Friday, Feb. 13, 2009
St. Tammany
Dionysus - Mandeville, 1:30 p.m.
Dionysus, also known as Bacchus, is the god of wine. This Slidell krewe was founded in 1985.
Eve - Mandeville, 7 p.m.
This all-female North Shore krewe was founded in 1986.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009
St. Tammany
Olympia - Covington, 6 p.m.
This 260-member krewe was founded in 1965 by several north shore businessmen. The krewe first paraded in 1966. This organization will roll in Covington.
Mona Lisa and Moon Pie - Slidell, 7 p.m.
Friday, February 20, 2009
St. Tammany
Selene - Slidell, 6:30 p.m.
Formed in 1998, the Krewe of Selene is named for the ancient Greek goddess of the moon.
Orpheus - Mandeville, 7 p.m.
The Original Krewe of Orpheus (not to be confused with the south shore krewe of the same name) was formed in 1987 and had their first parade in 1988. The krewe's special throw, the Pineloon, is a decorated pinecone attached to a doubloon.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
St. Tammany
Tchefuncte - Madisonville, 2 p.m.
Organized in 1973, this boat parade cruises the Tchefuncte River every sunday before Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras, February 24, 2009
St. Tammany
Lions - Covington, 10 a.m.
The Covington Lions Club formed in 1959 to bring the celebration of Mardi Gras to the Covington area.
Covington - after Lions
The Mystic Krewe of Covington was organized in 1951 as the Krewe of KaaCee, a group formed by the local Knights of Columbus.
Reference: NOLA.com
St. Tammany Parish on Wiki
St. Tammany Parish () is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish seat is Covington. As of 2000, the population was 191,268. In 2004, the population was estimated to have grown to 212,000, and after the landfall of Hurricane Katrina the following year, the population was estimated by St. Tammany Planners to be about 264,000. Most new residents are thought to have come from St. Bernard Parish. If correct, these figures make St. Tammany Parish the fastest-growing parish in the state, overtaking Livingston and Ascension parishes.
The Moon Handbooks New Orleans: Including Cajun Country and the River Road, published in 2007, stated that people wanting to live in close proximity to New Orleans without living in New Orleans will likely cause the population of St. Tammany Parish to increase. [http://books.google.com/books?id=3CDGQinECFgC&pg=PA229&lpg=PA229&dq=st+tammany+parish+suburb&source=web&ots=7lJchXZTFG&sig=AUmlh_0MGt24HT7LxnEiWUHiByI&hl=en]
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We stock it with all the necessities, including decorations, music, beads to throw to the kids before the parade, folding chairs, food, drink and a porta potty. We usually sit on top of the van, so that we will be on eye level with most of the floats and trucks. With the decorations and the eye contact, most krewe members throw us plenty.
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naturegirl7 wrote...
in reply to tandemonimom Yes he was! He hasn't gone to a Mardi Gras (in the last 8 years) without it!
tandemonimom wrote...
Wow, this makes me want to hit a NOLA Mardi Gras celebration SOON. Very inviting, very colorful, very fun lens! (But I want to know, was Al really wearing the "secret weapon" under the knight's costume?)
rio1 wrote...
Uplifting lens with great photos. Unique & entertaining sounds of Mardi Gras music. I can almost hear a band's drumb beat in the distance and now I want to see a parade.
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ElizabethJeanAllen wrote...
Its coming around again. Can't make it this year, maybe next year.
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