Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said there has been no decision on a downtown Mardi Gras celebration.
In the past, the city had expanded its Mardi Gras event to a five-day festival, but this year’s celebration may fall victim restrictions intended to slow the spread of COVID-19.
At a meeting Thursday where the agenda is assembled for Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting, Fontenot said the decision hinges on whether the city follows the governor’s orders or not.
“I think that is something we can discuss at this meeting. If anybody has objections to the decision or public comments they can come to the meeting,” he said.
“I did talk to the Mardi Gras Association two weeks and they were still planing on having their run,” he said.
Donnie Fontenot, a citizen attending the meeting, said the association met Wednesday night, but is still working on details of its run that takes place primarily north of Eunice.
The mayor said, “It doesn’t look good for the downtown event this year.”
The governor’s capacity limit for an outdoor event is 150 people with live music permitted, but no dancing,” he said.
Mardi Gras is on Feb. 16.
The mayor as said the Tuesday city meeting is the deadline for a decision on a city celebration.
Other agenda items possible for the meeting scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday include:
— A pilot program at the Cajun Prairie Habitat area may be presented. The program includes small pens of cattle on the area on North Martin Luther King Drive.
— Properties at 410 Perrotti St., 340 N. East St., and 460 N. Mallet St. are to be discussed.
— Aldermen may be asked to authorize seeking bids on new electronic doors at the city jail.
