LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Mardi Gras came back with a bang in 2022, and we caught some of the highlights from Lafayette’s Independent Parade that we rolled in.
Mardi Gras beads 
News 10’s Danielle Johnson prepares for Mardi Gras 2022 
Lafayette Mardi Gras 2022 
Sylvia Masters, Caroline Marcello and Madeline Adams wait for the parade to start 
Caroline Marcello and Sylvia Masters ready their Mardi Gras beads 
Darla Montgomery rides in style for Mardi Gras 2022 
Sylvia Masters and Caroline Marcello are in the Carnival spirit 
Heath Morton, Madeline Adams, and Darla Montgomery throw beads to the crowd 
A crowd member holds a sign reading, “throw me something, mister.” 
A view of the crowd at the Independent Parade in Lafayette 
View from the top of the float 
Acadiana Eats’s Gerald Gruenig throws beads 
Crowd members reach to catch beads
The parade stretched from the north end of Downtown Lafayette all the way to Cajunfield. Some of our staff got to ride News 10’s float, which was the head of the parade.
