Mardi Gras parades start Feb. 18 in Terrebonne and Lafourche, but some krewes won't roll

Emily Enfinger, The Courier
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Mardi Gras parades return this year after being canceled in 2021 because of COVID-19, but the Houma-Thibodaux area celebration is still different because of Hurricane Ida.

Hercules will kick off the parades at 6 p.m. Feb. 18, when its "Wild, Wild West"-themed floats roll through Houma.

But several krewes in Terrebonne and Lafourche's bayou communities will not roll this season because of damage or other challenges caused by the storm, which devastated the two parishes Aug. 29.

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Parades that won't roll include Tee Caillou in Chauvin; Des Petite Lions, Athena, Nereids and Neptune in Golden Meadow; and Des T. Cajuns and Bon Temps in Larose.

Riders toss beads and other trinkets to the crowd as the Krewe of Hercules parades through Houma in 2020. The krewe will kick off the Houma-Thibodaux area's 2022 Mardi Gras parade season Feb. 18.
Riders toss beads and other trinkets to the crowd as the Krewe of Hercules parades through Houma in 2020. The krewe will kick off the Houma-Thibodaux area's 2022 Mardi Gras parade season Feb. 18.

"This year, there's so much devastation here that there's no way that anybody's going to be able to ride," Corine Berthelot, a spokeswoman for La Krewe du Bon Temps in Larose, told The Courier and Daily Comet in October, adding that the parade hopes to return in 2023. "We're just going to pray and keep our fingers crossed that the following year that we can ride."

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Chucky Chermaine, a spokesman for the Krewe of Neptune in Golden Meadow, said this week that the parade will not roll this year because its floats and building were damaged Ida.

Tee Caillou in Chauvin stated on its Facebook page in early December that its parade is canceled because of storm damage to floats and the community.

On Feb. 15, Thibodaux officials announced that the Krewe of Ghana, which usually rolls on Fat Tuesday, will not parade this year.

The Krewe of Hyacinthians parade rolls through Houma during Mardi Gras 2020.
The Krewe of Hyacinthians parade rolls through Houma during Mardi Gras 2020.

Parade schedule for Terrebonne and Lafourche

Feb. 18: Hercules, 6 p.m., Houma.

Feb. 19: Aquarius, 6 p.m., Houma.

Feb. 20: Shaka, 12:30 p.m., Thibodaux; Ambrosia, 2 p.m., Thibodaux; Hyacinthians, 12:30 p.m., Houma; Titans, follows Hyacinthians, Houma.

Feb. 25: Aphrodite, 6 p.m., Houma.

Feb. 26: Apollo, noon, Lockport; Mardi Gras, 6:30 p.m., east Houma.

Feb. 27: Cleophas, 12:30 p.m., Thibodaux; Chronos, follows Cleophas, Thibodaux; Terreanians, 12:30 p.m., Houma; Montegut Children's Parade, 2 p.m., Montegut.

Feb. 28: Cleopatra, 6 p.m., Houma.

March 1: Bonne Terre, 11 a.m., Montegut; Gheens, 11 a.m., Gheens; Houmas, 1 p.m., Houma; Kajuns, follows Houmas, Houma; Krewe of Choupic, 1 p.m., Chackbay.

-- Emily Enfinger is a reporter for The Courier and the Daily Comet. Follow her on Twitter at @EmilyEnfinger. Email Emily at eenfinger@gannett.com.

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