Photo ID: 0SK51049
Zydeco trail ride dance, Grand Marais, Louisiana
People dance under an old tent at the Grand Marais, Louisiana zydeco trail ride.
This photograph was taken as part of the America 24/7 project in 2003. It was published in the resulting book and the state book Louisiana 24/7 as well.
Photo ID: 0SP09802
Will Robichaux-Accordionist
Will Robichaux sits on his accordion at home in Thibodaux, LA
Photo ID: 0SV00111
Lionel Leleux-fiddle maker
Lionel Leleux holds the back of a fiddle he was making at his shop in Leleux, LA
Lionel Leleux was the premier Cajun fiddle maker in the late 20th century.
Photo ID: 0SY00002
Nathan Williams, zydeco accordionist on parade
Nathan Williams, zydeco accordionist, plays with his band riding a trailer float in the annual Mardi Gras parade in St. Martinville, Louisiana.
Photo ID: 0SY00195
Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas
Nathan Williams plays zydeco music at El Sido's Night Club in Lafayette, LA
Photo ID: 0ta00760
Dancing in the mud, Festivals Acadiens
Festival dancers continue in the mud at Lafayette, Louisiana's Festivals Acadiens.
Photo ID: 0UA02001
Cajun Mardi Gras music
John Vidrine dons a traditional mardi gras costume while playing on the music wagon for the Mamou Courir du Mardi Gras.
Photo ID: 0UE00114
Spanish Town Mardi Gras, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
People wearing the likenesses of Jimmy Swaggart, David Duke, and Edwin Edwards, pose before the Spanish Mardi Gras parade in 1992. The theme that year after the gubernatorial runoff between Edwards and Duke was "Beneath the Sheets".
7-4-02
Photo ID: 0ue00581
Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ron Zapp, King of the Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade in Baton Rouge, throws trinklets to the masses as he passes in front of the populist inspired Louisiana State Capitol.
Ron Zapp is owner of Zapp's potato chips, a popular local brand specializing in zesty spicing for his product.
Photo ID: 0uh00135
The Bontemps Dancers, Mardi Gras, Iota, LA.
This photo reminds me of Henri Cartier Bresson's "decisive moment" where the emotion, content, and composition all converge for one instant.
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