By james art 
Baton Rouge – The Carnival is longer than usual this year, running eight weeks and two days. Traditionally, King Cake sales start at Epiphany, January 6, and pass through Mardi Gras, which is March 4 this year (and the knife remains in the box).
Focusing on Mardi Gra, here is a list of parades and accounts that appear throughout the region:
Parish
Saturday, February. 22
Ascension Mambo (Gonzales), 14:00
Parish
Saturday, February. 22
Labadieville Parade – 13:00
Saturday, March 1st
Napoleonville Parade – 2pm.
Eastern Baton Rouge
Friday, February. 21
Artemis – 19:00
Saturday, February. 22
MyStique de la Capitale – 14:00
Orion – 18:30
Sunday, February. 23 (canceled)
Grass in the middle of town – 13:00
Friday, February. 28
Southdowns – 19:00
Saturday, March 1st
Spanish city – lunch
Monday 3 March
Shenandoa – 18:30
Ibervil’s parish
Saturday, March 1st
Royal Krewe of Royalty – 13:00
Sunday March 2
St. Gabriel – 2 pm
Comogo (Plaquemine) – 19:00
Livingston parish
Saturday, February. 22
Kroux of Barkus (Walker) – 10:00 – 14:00
Diversion (Maurepas) – 12 o’clock at noon (Abigail Whitam on WBRZ is Grand Marshal.)
Tickfaw River Parade (Disney on the Tickfaw) – 13:00
Pointe Coupee Parish
Saturday, March 1st
Krewe de Chemin Neuf Parade, New Roads, 18:00
Sunday March 2
Parade of the Carnival Association of Livonia, 13:00
Tuesday, March 4
Community Carnament (New Roads) – 11 am.
New Roads Lions Carnival (New Roads) – 14:00
Parish
Friday, February. 28
Adonis (Morgan City) – 19:00
Saturday, March 1st
Baldwin – 13:00
Cypremort Point – 13:00
Dionysius (Bervik) – 2 pm
Hannibal (Bervik) – Dionysius follows
Sunday March 2
Galatea (Morgan City) – 14:00
Nike (Morgan City) – Follows Galatea
Monday 3 March
Amani (Patterson) – 14:00
Hera (Morgan City) – 19:00
Tuesday, March 4
Siracusaville – 13:00
Franklin – 13:00
Hephaestus (Morgan City) -2 PM
Tangipahoa parish
Friday, February 21st
Omega (Hammond) – 18:30
Saturday, February 22
Nizhoni (Ponchatoula) – 12 Lunch
Kentwood Parade – 12 Lunch
Tickfaw River – 13:00
Western parish Rouge
Saturday, February. 22
Adis Fire Parade – 13:00
Sunday March 2
Good oak friends (Port Allen) – 13:00
Tuesday, March 4
Erwinville – 12:00
Western Feliciana parish
Saturday, February. 22
Dogs (St. Francisville) – 2:00 pm