The Eunice Children’s Mardi Gras run and parade was held Sunday. Ben Fontenot, the Children’s Captaine’ and organizer, said there were 375 registrants for the run and nearly 54 vehicles including trailers were registered. Fontenot added that there were about 40 to 50 registered from out of town, some were from Texas.
Children enjoyed 4 different chicken chases along the route. There were six age groups per stop that participated in the chicken chase. The Children’s Mardi Gras route was approximately 10 miles. Lunch was served at noon at the Northwest Community Center.
The route continued and concluded with a parade from North 2nd through downtown Eunice and onto Park Avenue. (Photos by Myra Miller)
(Chicken Chase photos by Ben Fontenot)
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