JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - Jennings kicked off Mardi Gras celebrations with a chicken run and costume contest. Teaching children ...

Often that donation is a chicken which the revelers must catch bare-handed amongst the mud and ditches. In Cajun Mardi Gras, participants don't watch the spectacle, the participants are the ...

Vice’s new documentary, “Vice’s Guide to Mardi Gras,” explores the Cajun tradition of Mardi ... a communal gumbo — most notably, a live chicken. “The runs weren’t stopping for ...

Cajun music, cuisine, and chicken runs ... and local art vendors sell crafts that reflect the geography and culture of the region. On the Sunday before Mardi Gras, the festival also showcases ...

This community event takes place at an RV park centrally located to Courir de Mardi Gras runs (Chicken Runs) in the area ...

However, the most authentic Louisiana Mardi Gras traditions and celebrations can be found in Cajun Country during ... needed for the gumbo is the chicken, and the process of acquiring the chicken ...

a jambalaya omelette and Cajun shrimp and grits. Both locations are offering a handful of specials for Mardi Gras, including a New Orleans sampler with jambalaya, chicken Creole, a cup of gumbo ...

Ramsey’s Diners will have crawfish boil, Hurricanes, King Cake and more for Mardi Gras at all ... hushpuppies with Cajun remoulade, shrimp boil skewers, either chicken and andouille sausage ...

But nothing brings new crowds to the Riverside neighborhoods like the annual Race Street Mardi Gras ... Cajun-Creole restaurant with simple dishes such as gumbo, jambalaya, Louisiana fried chicken ...