BATON ROUGE — The Mid-City Mardi Gras parade that had been scheduled for last weekend has been reset for next Sunday.

Parade organizers say the festivities will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 9, along North Boulevard — the parade's regular route. The parade will be held on the first Sunday of Lent — five days after the end of the Carnival season — but the weather will be dry.

Heavy rains on Feb. 23 forced the postponement. 

Next Sunday's forecast calls for sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s.