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Two men celebrate after catching the chicken, a main ingredient in the community gumbo at the end of Mardi Gras run in Cajun Country Mardi Gras celebrations.

Second line band parades through New Orleans.

Risers make the trip to capture their prized ingredients for the community gumbo.

Mardi Gras runner standing on horse, Mamou, La.

A scene of a rider on the horizon during Cajun Country Mardi Gras in Mamou, La.

Rex Captain on Mardi Gras day. He leads the procession on his horse and represents the head of the Rex Organization.

This map provides the routes for New Orleans Mardi Gras parades.

Cajun band from Mamou, La playing at the National Folk Festival in Nashville, TN in 1959. pictured from left to right are: Mady Guillory, Eloi Landreneau, unknown, Don McGee, unknown, unknown, Bufford Perron, and Cyprien Landrenenau

A family welcomes runners to partake in activities on their property in Mamou, La.