Mardi Gras

Watch as he reads the lyrics to Travis Matte's "Mardi Gras Parade" with such dignity and class. We might have this on repeat blaring through our float's speakers today.

He of course was thrown a football, then he used that QB arm to awesomely throw it right back!

Mardi Gras in South Louisiana is kind of like breathing - we just do it

In honor of Mardi Gras coming up this Tuesday, we'd like to take a trip back in time to the late 1800's/early 1900's.

Throwing Moon Pies originally began in Mobile , AL, where they are still the catch of choice for the parades there. Here in Lafayette, the tradition is much younger. But why a Moon Pie?

As we prepare for the upcoming Independent Parade in Lafayette, we hope that one particular "float" makes an appearance in this Mardi Gras parade.

These "throws" have shown up everywhere with the exception of the Superdome.

With Mardi Gras comes lots of beads, if you're lucky. The issue then becomes what to do with all of those beads you and your family caught.

Mardi Gras 2018 will be here before we know it and one of the signature events here in Acadiana for the last 20+ years has been Le Festival de Mardi Gras a Lafayette at Cajun Field.

Staff members from nola.com were brave enough today to taste traditional Mardi Gras King Cake with a special added ingredient - crickets.