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Lane Kiffin to ride on special Mardi Gras Mike the Tiger Float in Endymion Parade
Lane Kiffin will co-lead the 60th Endymion Parade on a special LSU Tiger float, marking his growing ties to New Orleans and LSU recruiting efforts.
- On February 14, 2026, LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin will serve as co-grand marshal of the Krewe of Endymion with Mardi Gras historian Arthur Hardy, krewe officials announced at the Coronation Ball.
- Kiffin's recent hiring at LSU and his run to the College Football Playoff at Ole Miss raised his profile before the selection, and he held a press conference on December 1, 2025, recruiting local high school players last week.
- Kern Studios built the Mike the Tiger float, which first debuted at the 2025 College World Series and will carry Kiffin during the parade.
- This is the krewe's 60th anniversary, featuring an Extravaganza lineup with Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton as the parade follows its traditional Mid-City through Uptown and downtown route to the Caesars Superdome.
- Hardy, retiring this year, will have his own float and not ride with Kiffin, marking the end of decades publishing the Mardi Gras Guide.
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Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani to spend Valentine's Day at Mardi Gras
Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images) Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are headed for New Orleans for the peak weekend of Mardi Gras. The husband and wife will headline the 60th annual Krewe of Endymion Extravaganza on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at the Caesars Superdome. Local acts The Mixed Nuts and Sugar Shaker will open. Prior to the concert, LSU coach Lane Kiffin and Mardi Gras historian Arthur Hardy will be co-grand marshals …
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