MARCH

LUNDI GRAS in New Orleans ( the day before Mardi Gras, or 48 days before Easter).

MARDI GRAS in New Orleans. Mardi Gras Day is always 47 days before Easter and the parades begin to roll 12 days before that.

LOUISIANA BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL in New Orleans (1st weekend).

CAJUN FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL in Destrehan.

ST. JOSEPH'S DAY FESTIVITIES in Independence.

AMITE OYSTER FESTIVAL in Amite ( 3rd weekend).

ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE in Slidell.

MARDI GRAS IN NORWOOD in Norwood on Mardi Day.

AUDUBON PILGRIMAGE in St. Francisville (3rd weekend).

IOWA RABBIT FESTIVAL in Iowa, LA

KITE FLYING CONTEST in Lake Charles.

DEEP SOUTH HOBIE REGATTA in Lake Charles.

BOGGY BAYOU FESTIVAL in Pine Prairie.

CAJUN FUN FEST in New Iberia (2nd weekend).

IRISH-ITALIAN PARADE in Houma (St. Patrick's Day).

KLEB GUMBO COOK-OFF AND DANCE in Galliano.

ANNUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CRAWFISH E'TOUFFE'E COOK-OFF in Eunice.

COURIR DU MARDI GRAS in Eunice (always 47 days before Easter).

LOUISIANA NURSERY FESTIVAL in Forest Hill.

WILD TURKEY FESTIVAL in St. Joseph (2nd Saturday).

COUNTRY CROSSROADS FESTIVAL in Gilliam.

LOUISIANA RED BUD FESTIVAL in Vivian (3rd week).

TASTE OF LOUISIANA FOOD FAIR in Monroe (around Easter).

ZOOBILATION in Monroe (2nd week).

From Easter on is a good time to go to the Many /Toledo Bend Area, to visit Hodges Gardens. South of Many 15 miles on U.S. Hwy. 171 is a perfect blend of natural, landscaped and cultivated gardens set in rolling hills of a 4,700 acre forest.
As far as Toledo Bend goes, the fishing is great, it is one of the best in the nation.