Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana Queens and Pageant Page

11/14/2025

Get ready for 12th Night...Come join and watch as the 2025 Queens and all of the Krewes walk their last walk in their beautiful dresses, costumes, and regalia! 💜💛💚 We can't wait to see you there. Saturday January 3rd, 2026.

💜💚💛 12th Night Ticket Sales Announcement!

🎭 Kick Off Mardi Gras 2026 at the Family Event of the Season! 🎭

Tickets for 12th Night are officially on sale — and this year’s celebration is bigger and better than ever!

Enjoy all the 12th Night magic you know and love:
👑 Royal Presentations
💃 Second Line Stroll
📸 Photo Ops
🚗 Car Show winners
🎉 A night full of Mardi Gras excitement!

✨ PLUS — NEW THIS YEAR: THE KID ZONE!
Perfect for families, the Kid Zone will feature:
🎨 Face Painting
🎈 Balloon Animals
🤸 Fun Jumps
🧩 Games & More!

🎟️ Tickets on Sale Now!
Children 10 & Under Get In FREE

📅 Saturday, January 3rd
📍 Lake Charles Event Center
⏰ Doors Open at 4:30PM for Kid Zone 👧👦
🎭 Royalty presentation starts at 6:00PM

Bring the whole family, your Krewe, and all your Mardi Gras spirit — this is an event you won’t want to miss!
💜💚💛 Grab your tickets today!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-12th-night

11/13/2025

Let's give a BIG Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana 🎂 Birthday wish to our sweet 2025 Little Miss MGSWLA Queen, Phoebe. May your special day be filled with happiness, pink glitter and confetti 🩷! We live you so much Phoebe and keep on shining brighter than all the 🌟 stars! Happy Birthday!

11/10/2025

Mardi Gras of SWLA Queens Pageant would like to thank all of the visiting queens who came out to watch the 2026 royalty 👑 be crowned. Thank you for taking time out and joining us for the KICKOFF of the 2026 Mardi Gras Season 💜💛💚.

Tag your friends who came out on November 1st.

11/07/2025

💜💚💛Thank you to Davenna Greathouse Trahan of Davenna Lea Photography for all that you do for the Mardi Gras of SWLA Queens👑 Pageant. Get with Davenna for all your Photography 📸 needs. 💛💚💜

11/05/2025

💜💛💚Congratulations to all of the beautiful contestants who participated in the 2026 Mardi Gras of SWLA Queens Pageant! 💚💛💜 The 2026 Mardi Gras of SWLA Queens were crowned Saturday, November 1st at the 40th Annual Mardi Gras of SWLA Queens Pageant.

💚💛💜👑CONGRATULATIONS 2026 MARDI GRAS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA QUEENS👑💜💛💚

Each contestant was absolutely exquisite and shined bright up the stage with poise, confidence, and grace. The judges had a hard job and had their work cut out for them!

Not everyone could go home with the crown, each of you brightly shined and we wish would could have all of you as our queens. We are so proud to have your dedication, hard work, strength, and heart to be able to enter & compete and be with Mardi Gras for the day! 💜💛💚😘

We are so blessed to have had the sponsors, parents, and supporters of each of our beautiful contestants!!! Thank you! 💚💛💜

We want to send out the biggest gratitude to our judges, tabulators, emcee, and hard-working board members/volunteers who helped make the 2026 pageant successful and elegant.

Thank you to Davenna Greathouse Trahan of Davenna Lea Photography for taking the official Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana Queens photos. 📷

Thank you to all of the individuals, businesses, and krewes who stepped up all year and for the pageant with donations and volunteer time. Without you all, we wouldn't be able to provide fun and successful events and Queens gifts.

The 2025 Mardi Gras of SWLA Queens will still reign until 12th Night presentation on Saturday, January 3rd, 2026. You all have done an amazing job representing the Imperial Calcasieu community and MGSWLA. We love you and are grateful for each one of you.

Linley Wilcox, you will shine bright like a star 🌟 as you head off the Washington DC for Mardi Gras and to compete for the Queen of Queens 👸 title at LAFF. Good luck and we love you!!!

2026 MGSWLA 👑 Royalty
TINY MISS, EVERLY; PETITE MISS, BEXLEY; LITTLE MISS, GIANNA; DEB MISS, KAYSLIE; TEEN MISS, BELLA; JUNIOR MISS, MACEY; MS, WHITNEY; & MISS, ASHLAND.

11/04/2025

Score sheets are being worked on. As previously said and in the entry form about 2-3 weeks.
Hopefully will have them out much sooner.
Thank you.
If you did not leave your email address on the score sheet sign up sheet on contestants meeting day or at the check in table, please DM Crys Acuff or email [email protected].

Thank you

11/02/2025

Let's Congratulate the 2025 Junior Miss Mardi Gras of SWLA, Ali on making Alfred M Barbe High School's Student of the Year Finalist. She exudes hard work and dedication in her school work, dancing on the Barbe Bluebelles, and representing our community & Mardi Gras SWLA. Mardi Gras of SWLA and the pageant are blessed to have Ali as our Queen. Ali, keep up the hard work and keep reaching for the stars 🌟. You have such a bright future ahead of you and we cant wait to see you shine even brighter.

10/31/2025

This video is from last year...Mask competition stage presentation. When individually on stage...do not stop at the X's...slowly keep walking.

10/29/2025

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana 👑 ROYALTY CROWNED?

JOIN US AT 10 AM (5YRS TO 12YRS) & 5 PM (13 YRS & UP) ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, IN THE CONTRABAND ROOM (2nd) FLOOR EVENT CENTER.

Entry: $10 (13 yrs & up), $5 (12 is & under)

10/28/2025

CONTESTANTS...I have beem notified that the Event Center will not let anyone go in to practice. Can go practice after 10am Friday can practice when doors open at 7am Saturday.

Edited: Sorry for early post confusion...rushing in from Gulf to kiddos football game.

10/27/2025

💜💚💛❤️It's Pageant Week! ❤️💛💚💜

Come join us Saturday, 11/1/25 as we crown the 2026 Mardi Gras of SWLA Royalty.
Located in the Contraband Room at the Civic Center (2nd floor), 10am - morning pageant 5 -12 yrs. & 5pm - evening pageant 13 yrs and up.

Can't wait to see y'all there.