We take a deep dive into the Mardi Gras traditions of the coastal community of Gheens, Louisiana, in Lafourche Parish with folklorist Maria Zeringue.
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For more information on today’s topic:
- “Neither Spared nor Spoiled: The Mardi Gras Chase in Choupic, Louisiana by Madeline Domangue Cagle:
http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/main_misc_mardi_in_choupic.html - “The Varieties of Mardi Gras” by Frank de Caro:
http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/creole_art_varieties_mardi.html - “Keeping it Alive – Charles Taylor and Traynell Mitchell – Mardi Gras Indian Costume Making” by Sheri Dunbar and Maida Owens:
http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Virtual_Books/Keeping_It/creole_book_keep_indian.html
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