Lafayette Mardi Gras Parade Route Returning to Jefferson St. in Downtown Lafayette
Mardi Gras parades in Lafayette are returning to its original route in 2026.
In Lafayette, Louisiana, as the holidays approach, the focus will shift to Mardi Gras in Acadiana, with a significant change coming to the parades. The Mardi Gras parades in Lafayette will follow a different route, returning to their downtown route for the first time in many years.
The parades will roll through the downtown district, along Jefferson Street, and then turn on Johnston to resume the latest route. The updated parade route for 2026 will start at the intersection of Surrey and Simcoe Streets, turn onto N. Chestnut Street, and travel along W. From there, parades will enter Jefferson Street at E.
Author's summary: Mardi Gras parades return downtown.