New Orleans was supposed to play host to the Super Bowl in 2024 but due to scheduling conflicts, Las Vegas is targeted to replace the Big Easy as host.
According to a press release from The Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association, Mardi Gras will officially be returning to Lafayette in 2022. Full details including the parade schedule, Mardi Gras festival, RV registration, and more are here.
It appears that New Orleans will be celebrating the Carnival season in 2022, but Mayor LaToya Cantrell as well as her advisory council of Krewe Captains are closely monitoring COVID-19 trends.
In a responsible move to keep everyone safe, organizers took to the Mystic Krewe of Apollo Facebook page to announce the new date for the Mr and Miss Apollo de Lafayette Pageant, "A night at the Masquerade".
Mardi Gras 2021 will go down in history as the Mardi Gras that wasn’t. However, thanks to the good folks at the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association we weren’t totally void of a reason to celebrate.