Mardi Gras is always a festive occasion in Louisiana. But this year, Mother Nature has other plans. The entire state is bracing for severe weather today. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says in the New Orleans area…
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Both New Orleans parades took off this morning and will be required to be wrapped up by noon today. And other cities are also adjusting their Mardi Gras parade plans. In Lafayette, Police Sergeant Robin Green says they’re moving up two parades and are cancelling a third.
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The independent parade was slated to start immediately after the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival parade, but the weather will not hold up at that time; and thus, it has been cancelled.
It’s a Mardi Gras celebration in the Cajun tradition in Eunice, and it has its big finish today. The Cajun Mardi Gras festival started last Friday and wraps up today with a parade that pays tribute to the heritage and customs of the Acadian people who settled in southwest Louisiana. Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot says it’s actually more of a run than a parade.
The participants run through the countryside begging for ingredients for the gumbo that they’ll make at the end.
President Trump delivers a primetime address to a joint session of Congress tonight. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says Trump will focus a lot on immigration and foreign policy following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting in the oval office last week.
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Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin will deliver the Democratic response.