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WAFB congratulates our areas shining stars. It's the Best of the Class - 2013.More >>
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LAFAYETTE, LA (WAFB) -
The
city known for hosting the second biggest Mardi Gras party in the state got off
to a slow start Tuesday. The threat of rain kept a lot of revelers off the
streets of Lafayette, but it wasn't enough to spoil the Cajun carnival spirit.
It is a
carnival celebration fit for a king. Stuart Clark IV, a commercial banker who
has been a part of the Lafayette Mardi Gras scene for 20 years, reined as King
Gabriel the 74th. The St. Louis native delivered only one order from
his throne. "My only command is for everyone to enjoy Mardi gras as can only be
done in Louisiana."
Revelers were more than
happy to answer the King's call Cajun style. In Acadiana, you don't need a
crown and a scepter to rule.
Marching bands from Lake
Charles to East Feliciana and south to St. Mary Parish paraded before
parade-goers, all eager to get their hands on this season's hottest throws.
City-Parish President Joey
Durelo says Lafayette always makes good on its promise to deliver.
"What I hear from people
who come here from out of state is that they were fighting for beads and people
all around them were handing them beads and it's their first Mardi gras," said
Durelo.
The crowds which are
notoriously four to five people deep were few and far between.
The city known for hosting the second biggest Mardi Gras party in the state got off to a slow start Tuesday. The threat of rain kept a lot of revelers off the streets of Lafayette, but it wasn't enough to spoil the Cajun carnival spirit. Click here to see pictures of the parade.More >>
