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The Review/Bill Decker
This float rolls in the Krewe of Adonis Parade during Mardi Gras 2020.

Here's your guide to Mardi Gras parades

Even though some area Mardi Gras krewes did not hold formal balls this year, each adult krewe that normally hosts a Carnival parade will do so.
Added to this year’s lineup is the women’s Krewe of Hera. The newest krewe will hold the Tri-City area’s second nighttime and Lundi Gras parade.
Parades in chronological order are:
Krewe of Adonis
The men’s Krewe of Adonis will hold its nighttime parade at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 in Morgan City.
Participants will start the procession at the corner of Brashear Avenue and Second Street and proceed down Second to Onstead Street, Sixth Street, Marguerite Street, Ninth Street, Brashear Avenue, Victor II Boulevard and end at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium on Myrtle Street.
Krewe of Dionysus
The Krewe of Dionysus hosts its Mardi Gras parade at 2 p.m. Feb. 26 in Berwick.
The procession will line up on Gilmore Drive and turn on John Street, Robichaux Street, Mount Street, Gilmore Drive, right on La. 182, Tournament Boulevard, Fairview Drive then to Pattie Drive, where it will disband at Berwick Junior High School.
Members of the Krewe of Hannibal plan to parade at the end of Dionysus.
Dionysus will hold its After Parade Dance at the Berwick Civic Complex. Tickets are $15 and available from any krewe board member.
Krewe of Galatea
The mystick women’s Krewe of Galatea will hold its parade at 2 p.m. Feb. 27 in Morgan City.
Members will organize on Second Street under the U.S. 90 Grizzaffi Bridge then proceed down Second Street to Onstead Street, Sixth Street, Marguerite Street, Ninth Street, Clothilde Street, Victor II Boulevard and end at the auditorium.
Members of the children’s Krewe of Nike will follow behind Galatea.
Krewe of Amani
The Krewe of Amani will hold its Lundi Gras parade at 1 p.m. Feb. 28 in Patterson.
Participants will line up at Patterson High School and proceed down La. 182 (Main Street) towards Patterson where the procession will end at Place Norman Shopping Center.
An after-parade Block Party will be held along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Patterson.
Krewe of Hera
The Krewe of Hera will parade at 7 p.m. on Lundi Gras, Feb. 28, in Morgan City.
The procession will line up on Second Street at Brashear Avenue, continue down Second to Onstead Street, Sixth Street, Marguerite Street, Ninth Street (La. 70), Clothilde Street, Victor II Boulevard and end at the auditorium.
Krewe of Hephaestus
The area’s oldest-chartered krewe, the Krewe of Hephaestus will hold its parade at 2 p.m. on Fat Tuesday, March 1, in Morgan City.
The procession will organize on Sixth and Sycamore streets and proceed down Sixth Street to Marguerite Street, Ninth Street, Clothilde Street, Victor II Boulevard and end at the auditorium.
Siracusa/Greenwood
The Siracusa/Greenwood Community Mardi Gras Parade has been canceled.
Parade Summaries
—Feb. 25, 7 p.m., Krewe of Adonis, Morgan City.
—Feb. 26, 2 p.m., Krewe of Dionysus, Berwick.
—Feb. 27, 2 p.m., Krewe of Galatea, Morgan City.
—Feb. 28, 1 p.m., Krewe of Amani, Patterson.
—Feb. 28, 7 p.m., Krewe of Hera, Morgan City.
—March 1, 2 p.m., Krewe of Hephaestus, Morgan City.

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