A reveler wearing traditional Cajun Mardi Gras costume walks a chicken on a leash during the Courir de Mardi Gras chicken run on Fat Tuesday February 17, 2015 in Eunice, Louisiana. Cajun Mardi Gras involves costumed revelers competing to catch a live chicken as they move from house to house throughout the rural community.


A reveler wearing traditional Cajun Mardi Gras costume walks a chicken on a leash during the Courir de Mardi Gras chicken run on Fat Tuesday February 17, 2015 in Eunice, Louisiana. Cajun Mardi Gras involves costumed revelers competing to catch a live chicken as they move from house to house throughout the rural community.


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Location: Eunice, Louisiana, USA
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