Eunice the Rooster

By Claudette Olivier on Friday, February 6, 2026
Women recount tale of bringing chicken home from 2025 Eunice Mardi Gras
  • Audrey Houston, pictured, and her friend Stacy Parker, both of Baton Rouge, left the 2025 Cajun Mardi Gras Festival with a feathered souvenir — Eunice the rooster. Houston holds Eunice on the drive back to Baton Rouge. (Submitted photo)
    Audrey Houston, pictured, and her friend Stacy Parker, both of Baton Rouge, left the 2025 Cajun Mardi Gras Festival with a feathered souvenir — Eunice the rooster. Houston holds Eunice on the drive back to Baton Rouge. (Submitted photo)

    Submitted by Stacy Parker and Audrey Houston Is there such a thing as a chicken pardon? If so, two Baton Rouge women granted one last year. Audrey Houston and Stacy Parker don’t live in Cajun Country, and they weren’t quite sure what to expect when they accepted a friend’s invitation to experience Mardi Gras in St. Landry Parish. Their friend, Denise Clause, is from Eunice and is the founde…