CATS Weekend Service Altered by Mardi Gras Celebrations
Agency runs limited schedule on Mardi Gras Day
BATON ROUGE, La. – Five routes will be altered by Mardi Gras parades this weekend, the Capital Area Transit System advises riders. CATS will also offer a limited Saturday schedule on Tuesday for Mardi Gras, as it does for many holidays.
Friday night’s Southdowns Parade and Saturday morning’s Spanishtown Parade will affect CATS service. The agency re-routes buses based on street closures, which are set by the city.
Route changes on Friday, February 9, 7 p.m. until 11 p.m.:
Route 17 – PERKINS / MALL OF LOUISIANA cancelled stops:
- ACADIAN @ COYOTE BLUE
- ACADIAN @ PERKINS
- PERKINS @ COYOTE BLUE S-1447
- PERKINS @ S ACADIAN N-1495
- PERKINS @ HOOD AVE W-1448
- PERKINS @ VALLEY ST E & W-1449 & 1493
- PERKINS @ STUART E-1450
- PERKINS @ BALIS DR W-W-1492
- PERKINS @ COLLEGE AUTO ZONE W-1491
- PERKINS @ COLLEGE / LEE DR E-1451
- PERKINS @ COLLEGE / MCDONALD”S W 1490 @ EDINBURGH E W-1452
- PERKINS @ GLASGOW E & W E-1453 & W-1489 @ CONGRESS E-1454
18 – LSU / CORTANA MALL cancelled stops:
- LEE DR. @ LAKE AFTER HOURS N-1567 & S-1535
- LEE DR. @ BOONE N-1568 & S
- LEE DR. @ PLACE DUPLANTIS N-1569
- LEE DR. @ BLUEBELL DR--NO NUMBER
- LEE DR. @ HYACINTH N-1570 & S-1533
- LEE DR. @ SWEET BRIAR N-1571
- LEE DR. @ MIMOSA N-1572 & S-1532
- LEE DR. @ TUPPELLO N-1573
- LEE DR. @ PERKINS / POPLAR S-1531
- COLLEGE DR @ PERKINS / RR TRACKS N-1574
- COLLEGE DR @ DOLLAR TREE SHELTER N-1575
- COLLEGE DR @ CONCORD S-1530
- COLLEGE DR @ BENNINGTON N-1576 & S-1529
Route changes on Saturday, February 10, from noon to 4 p.m.:
22 – WINBOURNE/CORTANA MALL cancelled stops:
- 3RD @ STATE CAPITAL N-1800
- ST FERDINAND @ LOUISIANA S-1248
- 4TH @ N. FLORIDA BLVD S-1137
- FERDINAND @ GOVERNMENT S-2141
- 4TH ST @ LAUREL S-1433
- GOVERNMENT ST. @ ST. JAMES W-1796
- 4TH @ STATE LIBRARY S-1794
- 3RD ST. @ S. OF MAIN N-1425
- 3RD ST @SPANISH TOWN N-1799
- 3RD ST. @LAUREL N-1424
- 3RD ST. @ LA. STATE LIBRARY N-1426
44 – FLORIDA BLVD cancelled stops:
- FLORIDA @ 10TH W 2003
- FLORIDA @ 9TH E-2008
- FLORIDA @ POST OFFICE E-2007
- FLORIDA @ 7TH ST W-2790
- FLORIDA @ 5TH W-2005
- 4TH @ SOUTH OF FLORIDA S-1795
- LAFAYETTE ST @ HAMPTON INN -2687
103 – DOWNTOWN/AIRPORT EXPRESS cancelled stops:
- NORTH ST @ 7TH W-1136
- NORTH ST @ 3RD W2772
- LAFAYETTE @ HAMPTON INN-2687
- LAFAYETTE ST @ HOTEL HILTON-2688
- RIVER ROAD @ RIVERFRONT TRANSIT SHELTER S-1434
- BELLE OF BR CASINO & HOTEL E-142
In addition, CATS will operate a Saturday schedule on Tuesday, February 13 because of Mardi Gras.
Re-Routes and stop cancellations are posted on CATS’ website and social media accounts and at stops when time allows. Road closures, which are set by the City, dictate which CATS routes have changes.
Riders with questions should call Customer Care at 225.389.8282.
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