Women gather in costumes and capuchons to beg, sing, dance and chase chickens in the tradition of the Cajun Prairie for the Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras women's courir Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Gerald ...

Most were dressed in the traditional Mamou Mardi Gras costume – colorful, long-sleeved shirts and pants, accented in fabric fringes, with required masks. Some were wearing the capuchon as well ...

MAMOU, La. (WAFB) - Everyone knows that Mardi Gras kicks off early in Mamou ... Gabby Savoy decided to make a costume this morning, tuck her hair in a hat and put and put her mask on as she ...

WELL, NEW DETAILS OF MARDI GRAS VIOLENCE IN THE LAFAYETTE AREA. AS WE LEARNED, TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN SHOOTINGS AND SEVERAL OTHERS WERE HURT IN MAMOU. THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THAT THE TWO ...

For 12 years Karen Thibodeaux has made Mardi Gras costumes for people to wear as ... Gras Run,” takes place in towns like Eunice and Mamou. The tradition was brought to Louisiana in the 19th ...

Most were dressed in the traditional Mamou Mardi Gras costume -- colorful long-sleeved shirts and pants, accented in fabric fringes, with required masks. Some were wearing the capuchon as well ...

Miss Jackie is taking costume orders now, but will also be set up at Tee Mamou Mardi Gras on Mardi Gras day in Iota where she will also be selling her children’s book and costumes.

Mamou Mardi Gras in Downtown Iota is no stranger to Jackie Miller’s custom costumes, sold at Mamou Mardi Gras. To order a costume, mask or children’s book about the history of Mardi Gras ...

Women in Tee-Mamou are keeping the tradition of ... More than 50 women on Saturday donned the costume that disguises the Mardi Gras — a tall, conical capuchon hat, a mask made of screen and ...

They wear costumes covered in fringed fabric of ... four rows of wooden benches and painted walls that read Tee Mamou Mardi Gras. It includes a portable bathroom and large trash can, because ...