6:30 LRN Newscast

It’s a full day of parades today across south Louisiana. There are three parades in Lafayette. Lafayette Travel spokesperson Kaylie Leblanc…
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There’s also the Independent Parade at 2 PM and a Mardi Gras festival at Cajun Field.

Mardi Gras has been called the greatest free show on earth and Publisher of The Mardi Gras Guide, Arthur Hardy says it’s never been easier to join a Krewe – some you must be born into, and others are looking for members, but none are free, and none are cheap…
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The weather looks great today, sunny skies with high temperatures in the low 60s.

You won’t find your typical Mardi Gras festivities with floats and beads in Eunice today, but you will find colorful costumes and a chicken run. Teiko Foxx explains…
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State Police has a message for motorists on this Fat Tuesday, please buckle up. Lt. Melissa Matey….
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