Posts tagged Courir de Mardi Gras
The Mardi Gras Experience
The Mardi Gras Experience

No matter where you live in Louisiana, it's Mardi Gras time! Carnival is when we all get to suspend our disbelief, don a mask, do or be something outrageous. This week, we explore the many ways people celebrate the season. Abby Roniger's new children's book depicts the joy and excitement of being a kid at Mardi Gras. Sally Asher tells us what it’s like to ride, dance, and roller skate down the parade route. And John LaFleur discusses the Courir de Mardi Gras, a ritual that takes place in rural Creole and Cajun parishes.

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Alchohol, Book, Carnival, Drink, Food, History, Krewe, Mardi Gras, ParadePoppy TookerMardi Gras, Courir de Mardi Gras, Abby Roniger, Carnival, Carnival Time In My Mind, Sally Asher, John LaFleur, John LaFleur II, Cajun, Creole, king cake, Popp Tooker, Louisiana Eats!Comment
Mermaids, Music & Mardi Gras
Mermaids, Music & Mardi Gras

It's Mardi Gras time in Louisiana, so on this week’s show, we're bringing Carnival to you.

We begin with author and songwriter Johnette Downing, who’s also known as “the pied piper of Louisiana music traditions.” Johnette shares her latest album, Swamp Romp, which, among other things, seeks to answer the eternal question, Who put the baby in the king cake?

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Songs, FoodPoppy TookerMardi Gras, Johnette Downing, Swamp Romp, Sally Asher, Melissa Vandiver, The Mermaids of New Orleans, Jean LaFleur, Courir de Mardi Gras, Creole, CajunComment