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La Veillée

Faquetaïque: A Mardi Gras Courir for the People

Season 2023 Episode 9 | 13m

We visit a unique Mardi Gras in Faquetaïque Praire founded in 2006.

At a unique Mardi Gras in Faquetaïque Praire founded in 2006 by young Cajun leaders to practice old traditions in a modern and inclusive way, we speak with Courir participants about what the event entails and with a co-founder of the Courir about the event’s cultural significance for his community and Louisiana as a whole.

03/08/2024

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La Veillée is a local public television program presented by LPB

La Veillée

Faquetaïque: A Mardi Gras Courir for the People

Season 2023 Episode 9 | 13m

At a unique Mardi Gras in Faquetaïque Praire founded in 2006 by young Cajun leaders to practice old traditions in a modern and inclusive way, we speak with Courir participants about what the event entails and with a co-founder of the Courir about the event’s cultural significance for his community and Louisiana as a whole.

03/08/2024

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