AliceLayne

Mardi Gras is no joke here in Houma. Not only is Houma extremely Cajun, but they hold their heritage near and dear to their hearts. We dabbled into the King cake pretty early on in the season and instantly became hooked. However, the fun had yet to come.

Two weeks before Fat Tuesday, the city throws parades every day of the weekends and again on Fat Tuesday. And they go all out. They throw billions of beads, stuffed animals, and toys. They hand out roses and feather boas (to only the luckiest of ladies… and I can proudly say your Mom was one of them.) They design huge, extravagant double decker floats which play very loud music. You can tell its a party on there. They drink all day long, and some ‘drunkees’ throw their beads real hard. So you have to keep your eyes open at all times. We came home with tons of loot. You had a blast and so did we! We were broken in right, and gave us one more reason to put one more checkmark on the list of ‘what we love about Houma.’ We can’t wait until next year!