Mardi Gras parades begin to roll Feb. 9

Seven area Mardi Gras parades are scheduled this Carnival season in the Tri-City area.
The men’s Krewe of Adonis will hold the area’s first nighttime parade at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in Morgan City.
Participants will start at the corner of Brashear Avenue and Second Street and proceed down Second to Onstead Street, Sixth Street, Marguerite Street, Ninth Street (La. 70), Brashear Avenue, Victor II Boulevard and ending at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium on Myrtle Street.
The Krewe of Dionysus’ parade is at 2 p.m. Feb. 10 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.
Next on tap is the women’s Krewe of Galatea. Galatea’s parade is at 2 p.m. Feb. 11 in Morgan City. Joining the end of the Galatea parade will be the children’s Krewe of Nike and the Krewe of Hannibal.
Participants will organize on Second Street under the U.S. 90 Grizzaffi Bridge and proceed to Onstead Street, Sixth Street, Marguerite Street, Ninth Street, Clothilde Street, Victor II Boulevard and ending at the auditorium on Myrtle Street.
The Krewe of Amani will hold the first Lundi Gras parade of the day at 2 p.m. Feb. 12 in Patterson.
Officials say the tentative route is for the procession to line up at Patterson High School and proceed down La. 182 (Main Street) and end at the Place Norman Shopping Center.
The women’s Krewe of Hera offers a nighttime Lundi Gras procession at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 in Morgan City.
Participants will line up on Second Street at Brashear Avenue, continue down Second before taking a right on Onstead Street, right on Sixth Street, left at Marguerite Street, right on Ninth Street (La. 70), left at Clothilde Street and a right on Victor II Boulevard and end at the auditorium on Myrtle Street.
The oldest area krewe, the Krewe of Hephaestus, will hold its carnival parade at 2 p.m. Fat Tuesday in Morgan City.
The procession will organize on Sixth and Sycamore streets and proceed down Sixth Street to Marguerite Street, Ninth Street, Clothilde Street, and Victor II Boulevard, ending at the auditorium on Myrtle Street.
Parade Summaries
—Krewe of Adonis: Friday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m., Morgan City.
—Krewe of Dionysus: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m., Berwick.
—Krewe of Galatea: Sunday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m., Morgan City.
—Krewe of Amani: Monday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m., Patterson.
—Krewe of Hera: Monday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m., Morgan City.
—Krewe of Hephaestus: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m., Morgan City.