Revelers try to grab a live chicken during the traditional Cajun Courir de Mardi Gras chicken run February 15, 2015 in Church Point, Louisiana. The event involves 900-hundred costumed revelers competing to catch a live chickens as they move from house to house throughout the rural community.


Revelers try to grab a live chicken during the traditional Cajun Courir de Mardi Gras chicken run February 15, 2015 in Church Point, Louisiana. The event involves 900-hundred costumed revelers competing to catch a live chickens as they move from house to house throughout the rural community.


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Location: Church Point, Louisiana
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