Shooting mars Rayne Mardi Gras celebration
Thu, 02/27/2020 - 4:43pm
Police are investigating reports of shots being fired at a Mardi Gras celebration Tuesday in Rayne.
Police are investigating reports of shots being fired at a Mardi Gras celebration Tuesday in Rayne.
THE POST-SIGNAL / Steve Bandy
A float rider tosses a strand of beads to one of the thousands gathered along North Parkerson Avenue for Tuesday’s Carnival d’Acadie Mardi Gras Parade. More highlights on page 10.
Thousands turned out for the parade and after-show at the 20th annual Carnival d’Acadie on Tuesday.
King Cimmer LXV, Jimmy Broussard and Queen Cimmer, Casey Capel Vercher
The 2020 Krewe of Town Revelers’ Carnival Ball was held on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the International Rice Festival Building.
Church Point’s Mardi Gras festivities will kick of Feb. 22 with the Saddle Tramp Riders Club Enfant Courir de Mardi Gras Run.
THE POST-SIGNAL / Steve Bandy
Troy Sarsfield, right, was at Crowley City Hall Monday morning to sign prints of this year’s Carnival d’Acadie poster. Joining the artist were Mayor Tim Monceaux, left, and Crowley Tourism Coordinator Charlotte Jeffers. Prints are available at Crowley City Hall and will be sold on the festival grounds Feb. 25.
Mardi Gras is exactly one week away and anticipation for Crowley’s 20th Carnival d’Acadie is growing.
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