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The Oldest and Fastest Growing Mardi Gras Outside of New Orleans!
New Roads is often referred to as "The Little Carnival Capital" of the state of Louisiana. Located just 35 minutes northwest of Baton Rouge up Louisiana Highway 1 on the beautiful False River. Mammoth parades with scores of floats and bands, great favor throws, wonderful cuisine, hilarious street maskers, and lots of parking near the parade route combine to make the New Roads Mardi Gras the top-choice, family-friendly destination for everyone each Fat Tuesday.
Host of the state's oldest Mardi Gras celebration outside New Orleans, New Roads staged its first-known parade back in 1897 and has for generations been the site of two parades each Fat Tuesday. Beginning at 11 a.m. is the Community Center Carnival Parade (since 1922). It is Louisiana's oldest after the New Orleans parades Rex, Proteus and Zulu. New Roads' second parade, the New Roads Lions Carnival Parade (since 1941), takes place beginning at 1:30 p.m. The Lions sponsored parade is a fundraiser for the Lions Charities. www.newroadsmardigras.com
 False River is an oxbow of the Mississippi River which is now cutoff from its main source resulting in a 15 mile horseshoe lake. Waterskiing, fishing, swimming, walking, people and scenic watching, and photography are all popular pastimes. There's a public boat launch in New Roads next to the police station right across from the Catholic Church. Over the years the fluctuations in the lakes water level was eliminated by a weir constructed in the southern end of the lake. The water level is constant and the fun never ends!
Many homes and businesses dot the shorline running the 30 mile circumference of False River. Boat docks, warfs, and boat ramps give the lake a "neighborhood" feel out in the rural Louisiana surroundings. One could actually attend mass Sunday morning and walk out of the church, cross the street to the municipal boat launch and jump in! Every 4th of July there's the annual Boat Parade with boats made up as parade floats with lots of humor, food, beer, and of course FUN!
Sportsmans Paradise "Right out back!"
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