The Rotary Club of Avoyelles has announced that the 2026 Mardi Gras Parade will take place on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at 1pm.
The Club also announced a new parade route:
1. Start in parking lot by Avoyelles Community Health Center & Affordable Home Furnishings – (opposite end as Taco Bell)
2. Leave parking lot and turn Right onto Moreau St.
3. Left onto Acton Rd
4. Left onto Tunica Drive
5. Down Tunica Dr. & turn Right onto Main Street (by Walgreens)
6. Right onto E. Ogden St. (in front of Bailey’s)
7. Follow Ogden St. until you can turn Right into old Red River Grill parking lot or just keep going to leave out on Preston St.