Mardi Gras in South Louisiana is kind of like breathing - we just do it. There are so many historical traditions, we rarely think about the significance of what we're doing. Why do we even throw beads at Mardi Gras?
Weather will be an issue for the parades that roll tomorrow as some areas of the state could see a couple of inches of rain. But Nungesser knows that will not dampen the spirit.
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.