Louisiana State Car Rental Rates, (Mardi Gras)
The biggest and perhaps best-known Louisiana festival is Mardi Gras! While New Orleans' French
Quarter revelry attracts millions of adults each year, you'll find Mardi Gras parades and
celebrations all over the state, in big cities and smaller towns. Cajun towns celebrate with
a horseback parade of sorts -- "Courir de Mardi Gras" -- the traditional running of the Mardi
Gras. Several places have boat parades. Shreveport, Lake Charles and Lafayette even have
animal parades. Wherever you go in Louisiana, Mardi Gras means celebration!
Practically everything in the Crescent City of New Orleans is different, A typical day might include taking
the streetcar to the French Quarter, eating beignets and cafe au lait for breakfast, strolling the
French Market for bargains, sucking down a dozen raw oysters for lunch, checking out the exhibit at
the Cabildo, and then meeting friends for dinner at Arnaud's. After dinner, a show at Tipitina's or
the House of Blues is always a possibility, or maybe you could go for a Mardi Gras parade at the new
Harrah's New Orleans casino.
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The city of Baton Rouge is the state capital, with magnolias and antibellum mansions in abundance.
Central Louisiana featured significantly in the American Civil War, and is full of historical
sights pertaining to these times. Shreveport covers the northern part of the state. It is more
traditionally southern in character than the Cajun south, and seems to be a blend of the deep
south with the southwest.
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The climate encountered in Louisiana is essentially hot and humid during the summer, from the
beginning of May to the end of September. It is ideal, if possible, to visit the region in the
spring or fall, in order to avoid the torrid heat waves and high general humidity of summer and
rather enjoy warm, sunny days and cool nights. Winters are mild. Whatever the time of year you
should pack a good raincoat.
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