Baton Rouge is an amalgamation of all things great in Louisiana. As the capital city, we are not too Cajun, too Creole, too redneck, too Black or too White. We are a little bit of everything. And our Mardi Gras is no different.
Almost all of our ten parades have already rolled, including Orion, Artemis, Le Krewe Mystique de la Capitale, Orion and Mid City Gras. The latter is growing fast with a furry squirrel as its mascot.
On Friday, the the family-centered Krewe of Southdowns, in which I had the pleasure of riding for many years rolled. Sunday, there was the Zachary Mardi Gras; and then today is the Krewe of Shenandoah, which is the City of St. George’ s first krewe. ,; and next weekend, the Mystic Krewe of Mutts, when the pooches take to the streets of downtown led this year by Hairy Pawter…