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The Courir de Mardi Gras (Louisiana French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun and Creole communities of French Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
Mamou is located in south-central Evangeline Parish at (30.634033, −92.418913 Louisiana Highway 13 follows the western border of the town, leading north 3 miles (5 km) to Reddell and south 10 miles (16 km) to Eunice.
This is a list of festivals in Louisiana, grouped by theme. This is also a list of Louisiana's cultural events. Festivals by type Arts and crafts festivals ...
Ville Platte hosts two large festivals each year. The Louisiana Cotton festival, run in conjunction with the Le Tournoi, and the Festival de la Viande Bouccanee (Smoked Meat Festival) are held in Ville Platte annually. Ville Platte and the surrounding areas participate in the traditional Mardi Gras held in Mamou. [11] [12] [13]
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Fred's Lounge is a music venue and bar located in Mamou, Louisiana, the "Cajun Music Capital of the World." Fred's Lounge is an important part of Cajun musical history [1] and Cajun French history. [2] [3] The bar is only open on Saturday mornings, except during Mardi Gras, when it is open for the rest of the week.
The close-knit town of Mamou is banding together after a tragic, ... Maria and two of their four children were in a two-car crash around 10 p.m. Saturday on La. Hwy. 367 near La. Hwy. 1106 ...
Dancing in Congo Square, 1886. Mardi Gras Indians have been practicing their traditions in New Orleans since at least the 18th century. The colony of New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718, on land inhabited by Chitimacha Tribe, and within the first decade 5,000 enslaved Africans were trafficked to the colony.