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• All-female krewe embraces self-expression through sweet dance moves Play Video

  February 27, 2022 6:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Parades are packed with a variety of marching groups, floats and krewes. One local dancing krewe has dance moves as sweet as its name. Baton Rouge native, Ellen Tadman, joined the Beign “Yays” five years ago. “As soon as I heard about it, I said,... more »

• Krewe of Mid-City makes Mardi Gras debut Play Video

  February 28, 2017 11:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Mid City residents are celebrating Mardi Gras in their own special way. A small parade krewe made up of Mid-City residents rolled through the Capital Heights Community Tuesday. William Doran, one of the parade organizers, said the community realized there was nothing to do in... more »

• Police presence will remain unchanged for weekend downtown events

  February 17, 2017 10:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The parades will roll on this weekend in Baton Rouge without an increased police presence, despite a violent week across the city. Thousands of people will be downtown this weekend as huge parades roll through the streets. Downtown business owners said they are not concerned, because they... more »

• Krewe of Orion rolls through Baton Rouge Saturday night

  February 11, 2017 5:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Krewe of Orion’s 17th annual Mardi Gras parade will roll in downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The parade theme for 2017 is “It’s Good to be the King”. Parade goers will be treated to a line of exciting, colorful traditional lighted... more »