2024 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana: Friday: Four Horses; Wayne Toups; Saturday: Lejeune Cove Mardi Gras; Elton Mardi Gras; Tee Mamou Women; Basile Mardi Gras in downtown Eunice; Fred Charlie and the Acadiana Cajuns; Kevin Naquin & Ossun Playboys; Sunday: Church Point Courir; Ryan Simon & Acadien Cajun Band; Kegan Navarre & Louisiana Traditions; Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners; Horace Trahan & Ossun Express; Monday: Soileau Mardi Gras Chicken Run; Jourdan Thibodeaux et Les Rodailleurs; Bubba Hebert & New Morse Playboys; Gerald Greunig & Gentilly Zydeco; Travis Matte & Zydeco Kingpins; Tuesday: Tee Mamou Men's Courir; Eunice Courir; Wallace Trahan; Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie; Other Mardi Gras activities

2023 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana: (Due to some medicalissues, my coverage of courirs was more limited than usual.)  Church Point Courir; Eunice Courir; Mamou Courir;  Cajun Mardi Gras Festival in Eunice: Austin Monceaux and the Acadiana Ramblers; Wayne Toups and ZydeCajun; T'Monde; Lolo Baudoin and the Lakeview Playboys; Fred Charlie and the Acadiana Cajuns; Basile Mardi Gras in downtown Eunice; Kevin Naquin; Jamie Bergeron and the Kickin' Cajuns; Kegan Navarre and Louisiana Tradition; Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners; Horace Trahan and Ossun Express; Bubba Hebert and the New Morse Playboys; Travis Matte and the Kingpins; Three Thirty Seven; Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys; Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie.

2022 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana</a>: Lebeau Mardi Gras Festival & Chicken Chase; Friday Street Dances in Eunice: Savoy Family Band, Pine Leaf Boys; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; LeJeune Cove Courir; Jam Session at Savoy Music Center; Elton Mardi Gras Couir; Fred's Lounge in Mamou; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys in Mamou; Saturday Street Dances in Eunice: Fred Charlie & Acadiana Cajuns with a visit from the Basile Mardi Gras, Dylan Aucoin & The Judice Ramblers, Three Thirty Seven Band; Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns; Church Point Mardi Gras Courir; Sunday Street Dances in Eunice: Ervin Frey & Cajun Prairie; Kegan Navarre & Louisiana Traditions; Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners; T'Monde at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center Courtyard;;  Monday Night Street Dances in Eunice: Bubba Hebert & the New  Morse Playboys; Travis Matte & the Kingpins;  Tee-Mamou Men's Mardi Gras Courir; Eunice Mardi Gras Courir; Mamou Mardi Gras Courir with families' band; Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys in Eunice; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie closing out the Eunice Cajun Mardi Gras Festival.

2021 Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras

2020 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana: Friday Street Dances in Eunice: Kyle Huval & the Dixie Club Ramblers, Wayne Toups & ZydeCajun; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; LeJeune Cove Courir; Jesse, Anglyn, Beau, Madeleine Brown and Folk Art by Seaux-N-Seau Soileau at Prairie Acadian Cultural Center; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Saturday Street Dances in Eunice: Fred Charlies & Acadiana Cajuns with a visit by the Basile Mardi Gras, Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys; Church Point Courir; Richard LeBouef & Two Step in Eunice Sunday; Lundi Gras Street Dances in Eunice: Bubba Hebert & New Morse Playboys, Travis Matte & the Kingpins; Tee-Mamou Men's Courir; Eunice Courir; Mamou Mardi Gras Parade & Keith Frank; Eunice Street Dances: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie; Lafayette: Krewe of Carnivale en Rio Mardi Gras Parade

2019 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana: Friday Street Dances in Eunice: La Recolte, Wayne Toups; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; LeJeune Cove Courir; Saturday Street Dances in Eunice: T'Monde, Fred Charlie & Acadiana Cajuns with a visit from the Basile Mardi Gras, Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys, Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns; Savoy Music Center Jam Session; Saturday Programs at Acadian Cultural Center; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Pine Leaf Boys at Lakeview; Sunday Street Dances in Eunice: Ryan Simon & Acadien; Kegan Navarre & Louisiana Traditions; Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express; Lundi Gras Boucherie at Lakeview Park; Daiquiri Queens at the Holiday Lounge; Monday Night Street Dances in Eunice: Bubba Hebert & the New  Morse Playboys; Travis Matte & the Kingpins; Basile Mardi Gras Courir; Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras Courir; Eunice Mardi Gras Courir; Mamou Mardi Gras Courir; Eunice Mardi Gras Courir Parade through Downtown Eunice; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys in Eunice; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie at Nicks on 2nd.

2018 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadian: Friday in Eunice (La Recolte, Jamie Bergeron); Tee-Mamou Women; LeJeune Cove; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Saturday night in Eunice (Kevin Naquin, Wayne Toups); Church Point Courir; Sunday in Eunice (Bubba Hebert, Kegan Navarre); Lakeview Boucherie Barn Dance (Choupique); Lundi Gras in Eunice & Mamou (Pine Leaf Boys, Jeremy & Zydeco Hot Boyz, Geno Delafose, Kyle Huval & Dixie Club Ramblers, Steve Riley, Travis Matte); Tee-Mamou Courir; Mamou Courir; Steve Riley in Eunice

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2017: LeJeune Cove; Tee-Mamou Women; Church Point; Faquetigue Mardi Gras; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Wayne Toups; Weekend Bands in Downtown Eunice (Fred Charlie, Kyle Huval, Jamie Bergeron, La Recolte); Lundi Gras (Pine Leaf Boys, Travis Matte); Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys; Downtown Parade of Eunice Courir

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2016: Wayne Toups and ZydeCajun; LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; The Revelers at Lakeview; Five Bands Saturday in Eunice (T'Monde, Jason Frey & Lagniappe, Kyle Huval & the Dixie Club Ramblers, La Recolte, Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns); Ryan Simon and Acadien, Fred Charlie & Acadiana Cajuns Sunday in Eunice; Travis Matte & Kingpins Lundi Gras in Eunice; Basile Courir; Tee-Mamou Courir; Eunice Courir; Mamou Courir; Iota Tee-Mamou Mardi GrasFolklife Festival; Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie; Leroy Thomas & Zydeco Roadrunners

Mardi Gras in Acadiana 2015: Mardi Gras at the Market in Lafayette; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Eunice Mardi Gras Dances, Sunday, Feb. 15; Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras; King Gabriel's Parade, Lafayette; Eunice Mardi Gras Parade; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Street Dance; Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners, Street Dance; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie at Ruby's

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2014: Lakeview Park Barn Dance with Jason Frey and Lagniappe; Lakeview Park Barn Dance with Feufollet; LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Eunice Street Dance Saturday with La Recolte; Briggs Brown & Basile Mardi Gras; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Sunday Street Dance with Ryan Simon & Acadien, Fred Charlie & Acadiana Cajuns;   Monday Afternoon at Fred's Lounge; Eunice Lundi Gras Street Dance with Jamie Bergeron & Kickin' Cajuns; Lakeview Park Barn Dance with Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys; Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras; Mamou Courir de Mardi Gras; Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys at the Liberty Mardi Gras Day; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie at Ruby's

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2013: LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Lakeview Park Barn Dance with Bonsoir Catin, Les Malfecteurs; Lakeview Park Barn Dance with Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys; Saturday and Sunday Eunice Street Dances; Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras; Mamou Courir de Mardi Gras; Creole Mardi Gras in Mamou; Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys at Eunice Street Dance; Geno Delafose and Leroy Thomas: Zydeco in Downtown Eunice Mardi Gras Evening

Mardi Gras in Acadiana 2012:  Carnivale en Rio Parade in Lafayette; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Jennings Squeezebox Shootout Accordion Contest ? Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Church Point Courir de Mardi Gras; Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys at Lakeview; Evening Street Dances in Eunice on Feb. 17; 18 & 20; Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys at Lakeview; Faquetigue Courir; Mamou Courir; Eunice Courir; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys at Downtown Eunice Mardi Gras; Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie at Nick's on 2nd

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2011:   Lakeview Friday Dance; LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Eunice Saturday afternoon; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Lakeview Saturday Dance; Church Point Courir; Chubby Carrier;  Boucherie at Lakeview RV Park; Council on Aging Dance; Downtown Eunice Monday; Lakeview Monday Dance; Eunice Courir; Mamou Courir; Faquetigue Courir; Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras arrive in Iota;  David Greely's Farewell Performance with Mamou Playboys at Eunice Mardi Gras; Geno Delafose at Nick's on 2nd

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2010: LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Elton Courir; Saturday Street Dances in Eunice; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; LeJeune Cove Dance; Lakeview Park Saturday Dance; Church Point Courir; Grand Marais Courir; Sunday Street Dance in Eunice; Soileau Mardi Gras; Council on Aging Dance; Monday Night in Mamou; Lakeview Park Monday Dance; Monday Street Dances in Eunice; Basile Courir; Tee-Mamou Courir; Eunice Courir; Faquetigue Courir ; Mamou Courir; Eunice Street Dance with Steve Riley; Geno at Nick's on 2nd Mardi Gras Night

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2009: LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Elton Courir; Fred Charlie/Sat. Afternoon Dance in Eunice; Liberty Mardi Gras Show; LeJeune Cove Dance; Saturday Night in Eunice; Mermentau; Grand Marais Courir; Sunday Afternoon in Eunice; Soileau Mardi Gras; Council on Aging Dance; Monday Night in Mamou and Eunice; Basile Courir; Tee-Mamou Men; Faquetigue Courir; Faquetigue Dance; Eunice Courir; Mamou Courir; Basile Street Dance; Steve Riley and Eunice street dance; Geno at Nick's Mardi Gras Night

Older Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana Photos:
2008 (23 sets)
2007 (one large set)
2006 (one large set)
2005 (one large set)
Archive of Mardi Gras photos for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Below are links to photos of Mardi Gras activities in the Acadiana region of Southwest Louisiana.  Most of the photos show rural Mardi Gras courirs and other events within a 30-mile radius of Eunice. The photos were taken by David Simpson, who retired in May 2009 from LSU at Eunice.

A separate page has recordings/transcripts of Mardi Gras Songs from Church Point, Basile, Soileau, and Tee-Mamou.

Another web page provides an index to Flickr pages of photos of Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco musicians.
Photos of Mardi Gras in Acadiana
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