http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/ Event listings en rchapman@compassbiz.com Copyright 2012 2012-01-16 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/mardi-gras5 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/mardi-gras5#When:14:17:40Z One day; three parades. There’s something for everyone as the Twin Cities celebrate with parades for pets, children and everyone else. http://dev.monroe-westmonroe.net/index.cfm?c=38 2012-02-11-2012-02-11 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/courir-de-mardi-gras1 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/courir-de-mardi-gras1#When:14:16:55Z Immerse yourself into an old-fashioned Mardi Gras during this five-day celebration in Eunice. The city truly does it up with cooking demonstrations, jam sessions, and a special show at Liberty Theater. On Sunday, take part in the annual boucherie. http://www.eunice-la.com/festivals.html 2012-02-17-2012-02-21 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/cajun-music-and-foodways-demonstrations http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/cajun-music-and-foodways-demonstrations#When:14:15:16Z At the Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Culture Center, each Saturday offers the opportunity to sample authentic regional cuisine and to hear Cajun and zydeco music. Don’t miss these free cultural demonstrations. http://www.nps.gov/jela/prairie-acadian-cultural-center-eunice.htm February 4, 11,18, and 25, 2012 2012-02-04-2012-02-25 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/mardi-gras4 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/mardi-gras4#When:14:14:09Z Along our Bayou Bounty Trail, in the heart of Cajun Country, Mardi Gras takes on a little different feel from the city celebrations in New Orleans. Yes, there are the traditional parades, but it is a rustic celebration, dating back to medieval times, known as the Courir de Mardi Gras, or the Mardi Gras run that draws crowds here. Costumed partiers, often on horseback, ride from house to house collecting the ingredients for a communal gumbo. Learn more about the region’s celebrations at: Houma:  http://www.houmatravel.com/pdf/brochures/Houma-Mardi-Gras-Guide.pdf St. Mary Parish:  http://cajuncoast.com/public/events/calendar/ New Iberia: http://iberiatravel.com/ St. Martin Parish: http://cajuncountry.org/ Lafayette: http://lafayettetravel.com/visitors/eventsandfestivals/mardigras/ Lafourche: http://visitlafourche.com/event_calendar.php 2012-01-16-2012-02-21 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/la-grand-boucherie http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/la-grand-boucherie#When:14:11:59Z Before the days of refrigerators, crafty Cajuns would come together in the peak of winter to butcher hogs. It was a community-wide celebration, called a boucherie, that provided meat to the families to eat during the colder months. Today, this tradition is kept alive with a community boucherie in St. Martinville the Saturday before Mardi Gras. In addition to the butchering of the hog, the all-day party includes a squeal-like-a-pig contest, live music and more. http://cajuncountry.org/boucherie/ 2012-02-18-2012-02-18 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/a-taste-of-history-with-thomas-jefferson-a-cooking-class http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/a-taste-of-history-with-thomas-jefferson-a-cooking-class#When:14:12:26Z < 2012-03-13-2012-03-13 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/afternoon-tea-fashion-and-fancies http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/afternoon-tea-fashion-and-fancies#When:14:08:54Z Hold your pinky high as you sip your cup of tea and nosh on fancy sandwiches and pastries during this period fashion show at the Rural Life Museum. http://rurallife.lsu.edu/ 2012-02-12-2012-02-12 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/mardi-gras3 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/mardi-gras3#When:14:07:33Z Carnival season is celebrated in every corner of the state, and our Capital Cuisine region is certainly hopping with parades and grand balls this time of year. Learn more about the region’s Mardi Gras celebrations at http://www.visitiberville.com/events/calendar/ and http://www.visitbatonrouge.com/visitorslocals/mardi_gras/. 2012-01-16-2012-02-21 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/taste-de-la-louisiane1 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/taste-de-la-louisiane1#When:14:06:41Z Does it get any better than an all-you-can eat event in the region of the state known for its amazing Cajun cooking? We don’t think so. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., sample traditional Louisiana cuisine as you celebrate the foods of Mardi Gras.    http://www.swlamardigras.com 2012-02-19-2012-02-19 http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/world-famous-cajun-extravaganza-and-gumbo-cook-off http://louisianaculinarytrails.com/events/detail/world-famous-cajun-extravaganza-and-gumbo-cook-off#When:14:05:51Z Who makes the best chicken-and-sausage or wild game gumbo around? You be the judge as you taste from every pot at this annual Lake Charles Mardi Gras event. Admission is $5. http://www.swlamardigras.com 2012-02-18-2012-02-18