Why Baton Rouge doesn’t have a Mardi Gras parade on Fat Tuesday

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Revelers gather in front of a historic Spanish Town home for the annual Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade. (File photo)

Despite New Orleans and Acadiana’s unique traditions on Fat Tuesday every year, Baton Rouge’s Carnival holiday is over by Mardi Gras Day. Why is that?


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