The entire state is bracing for severe weather on this Fat Tuesday. National Weather Service New Orleans Meteorologist Phil Grigsby says storms are closing in.
The threat of severe weather is not stopping Cajun Mardi Gras in Eunice. Mayor Scott Fontenot says it never has, and it never will.
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The Cajun Mardi Gras festival in Eunice started last Friday and wraps up today with a parade that pays tribute to the heritage and customs of the Acadian people who settled in southwest Louisiana. People dressed in costume run through the countryside begging for ingredients for the gumbo that they’ll make at the end. While many will walk, others will be in trailers or on horseback. It attracts people from all across the country and beyond.
The early start to the Mardi Gras parades and the threat of stormy weather has not dampened the spirits of revelers on this Fat Tuesday in New Orleans. Large crowds were on hand for the Zulu and Rex parades. Mayor LaToya Cantrell says it’s great to see…
Louisiana Tech’s College of Business now offers students and faculty access to nine Bloomberg Terminals, professional-grade financial data and analytics tools. Finance Professor William McCumber says four of them are accessible 24/7 in common areas and five of them are in Ray’s Financial Trading Room, where Student Managed Investment Fund analysts train.