Tag: King cakes

  • You think you know Mardi Gras? How about Cajun Country’s Courir de Mardi Gras?!

    You think you know Mardi Gras? How about Cajun Country’s Courir de Mardi Gras?!

    Carnival is here again and many of us who have been in the area for a while consider ourselves to be a bit of a Mardi Gras expert. That’s fair—at least as it pertains to the Greater New Orleans Area. As you may be aware, only two-and-a-half hours west on Interstate 10, there’s a Mardi…

  • Did you know king cake used to be a one-day-a-year treat?

    Did you know king cake used to be a one-day-a-year treat?

    Everyone in our slice of Louisiana is fully aware that king cake season begins on January 6. It’s the beginning of Carnival season, which means our favorite purple, green, and gold treat is available all the way until Mardi Gras. But what many people — and we’d wager to say most people — don’t realize…