Jefferson Parade
St. Tammany Art Association
Bienville and N. Front Street
New Orleans, LA
CANCELLED
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The Krewe of Jefferson was formed in 1972 by a former captain of the Krewe of Jason. Today the krewe has 3,500 female and male riders. Instead of floats, the parade consists of 75 trucks. This parade is the beginning of the end for the Carnival in Jefferson Parish.
This parade runs in Metairie and will begin at the intersection of Veterans Blvd and Houma Blvd. It will continue east on Veterans until it comes to Severn Ave where it will turn north. At Severn and 12th St the parade will turn around and head south. It will then turn back onto Veterans and follow all the way to Bonnabel Blvd. It will turn north at Bonnabel and run north then turn around at Feronia St. It will then turn back onto Veterans and end at Veterans and Martin Behrman Ave.
This year Mardi Gras will be celebrated in New Orleans from January 6, 2020 (Twelfth Night) to Fat Tuesday on February 25, 2020. There will be 74 parades around the New Orleans Metro and the Northshore.