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    Move over New Orleans, Lake Charles is our new favourite destination for Mardi Gras

    by Rashmi Narayan Feb 22, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Kathryn Shea Duncan

    Located on the Interstate 10 freeway connecting Louisiana and Texas, Lake Charles was once a popular hangout for cowboys and even pirates. Today, it attracts many Houston residents, who spend the weekend here – either in one of the casinos or outdoors on the Creole Nature Trail.

    This industrial town has witnessed many destructive storms over the decades, but its residents are a resilient bunch and haven’t forgotten how to have a good time. And given that this is Louisiana, that includes, of course, celebrating Mardi Gras with their respective parade krewes and dancing away to

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