Mardi Gras 2006
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It was a great party as usual. I went to two rural towns
(Mermentau and Hathaway) where we were the only
out-of-towners watching traditional celebrations, urban
parades in Lafayette, small town parades in Church Point,
celebrations in T-Mamou (Iota) and house parties in Eunice
and Breaux Bridge. Plus jamming on the swamp tour boat and
at Mitch & Lisa Reed's store, house parties with Curley
Taylor, dances featuring Balfa Toujours, the Pine Leaf
Boys, Red Stick Ramblers, Lost Bayou Ramblers, and Rosie
Ledet, amoung others, and great meals with crawfish, boiled
shrimp and gumbo. It was exhausting and fabulous and filled
with lots of local friends and visitors from out of town.