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The 7th Annual Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival will be held Saturday, February 22 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm at North Boulevard Town Square. The event features live music, a Vendor’s Village and Food Court. It’s family-friendly and free to the public. The venue is located at 200 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70801. For more information, including VIP packages, please log on to www.batonrougemardigrasfestival.com or call 225-802-9681.

This year’s festival lineup, on the Galvez Crest Stage, features
blues, soul, R&B, reggae, Latin and gypsy jazz, pop/rock, spoken word
and comedy. Confirmed to date are Henry Turner, Jr. & Flavor,
SmokeHouse Porter and Miss Mamie, The Listening Room All-Stars that
include ‘Nspire, Wyanda Paul, Lee Tyme, Xavie Shorts, Larry “LZ”
Dillon and comedian Eddie “Cool” Deemer. Additional performers are
Clarence “PieMan” Williams and Pastor Leon Hitchens. Touring acts
include KK & the Reverend Blues Revival from Arkansas, King Baby from
Houston, Young In A Million from Nashville, Jessi Campo from Miami,
with Geovane Santos and Urban Gypsy headed in from New Orleans. Also
expected is Emanuel Casablanca from New York, along with surprise
guests. DJ’s is Teddy “Lloyd” Johnson of Teddy’s Juke Joint. (Please
visit website for exact performance times.)