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A reveler on horseback arrives to join the Creole Courir de Mardi Gras chicken run February 16, 2015 in Soileau, Louisiana. The traditional rural Mardi Gras event evolved from the exclusion by white communities of black and indian residents from the larger local celebrations.
A reveler on horseback arrives to join the Creole Courir de Mardi Gras chicken run February 16, 2015 in Soileau, Louisiana. The traditional rural Mardi Gras event evolved from the exclusion by white communities of black and indian residents from the larger local celebrations.
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Location: Soileau, Louisiana, USA
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