Baton Rouge Parades 2024. As the season approaches, we’ve compiled the complete baton rouge mardi gras parade schedule for you! Rex selected the official mardi gras colors in 1872 to honor the visiting russian grand duke alexis alexandrovich romanoff, whose house colors were purple, green and gold.
The downtown parade is scheduled to start at noon and will last around. (brproud) — the krewe of southdowns will roll for their 37th annual mardi gras parade in baton rouge’s southdowns neighborhood at 7 p.m.