BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's political, government and university leaders have temporarily decamped to the nation's capital for the Carnival season party called Washington Mardi Gras.
Gov. John Bel Edwards, state lawmakers, other elected and appointed officials, lobbyists and business leaders are participating in partying and politicking events hosted by Louisiana's congressional delegation.
Washington Mardi Gras includes three days of festivities from Thursday through Saturday. It occurs weeks ahead of Fat Tuesday, which is Feb. 25 this year.
Several thousand people attend the celebration annually.
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