'Courir,' costume and chickens mark Cajun Mardi Gras
AT THE 2008 Mardi Gras Show at the Liberty Theater in Eunice, La., Louisiana folklorist Barry Ancelet holds a microphone while Russell "Potic" Rider, captain of the Basile Mardi Gras Association, sings the town's Mardi Gras anthem. DAVID SIMPSON / SPECIAL
