The story of the 2016 Newcomer’s Mardi Gras parade began with a drone video of the 2015 parade crowd commissioned by the Sheriff’s Office. It ended by way of the unforeseen result of a successful challenge by the Newcomers in a Federal Court in Lafayette on Monday.
The St. Martinville City Council will hold a special meeting today, Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m. in City Hall, for the following purposes:
The crowd on St. Martinville's South Main after a Mardi Gras parade.
Applying what she called a legal Catch-22, U.S. District Judge Rebecca F. Doherty ruled Monday that a Mardi Gras parade permit issued by the City of St. Martinville is invalid because the ordinances under which it was issued are unconstitutional.
The No Wake Zone that was put into place earlier this month in Lower St. Martin Parish (Stephensville and Belle River) due to the threat of high water has been rescinded.
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's office and St. Martin Government thank the public for its patience and cooperation during the potential flood event.
The deadline to change your party affiliation to vote in Louisiana’s presidential preference primary March 5 is next Wednesday, Feb. 3.