Fine weather and big crowds were the hallmarks of the 2015 New Comers' Mardi Gras Parade in St. Martinville. Check Galleries below for more photos.)
The Breaux Bridge Area Chamber of Commerce gave recognition to St. Martin Parish volunteer firefighters at their annual banquet at Pat’s Atchafalaya Club Feb. 5. The fascinating history of volunteer fire fighting in the parish was told in a video presentation as well as by guest speakers.
The sale last week of the third installment of a $40.3 million bond issue approved by parish voters in 2013 drew one of the lowest interest rates in recent history.
The American Civil Liberties Union says the St. Martinville Police Department cannot prohibit Mardi Gras floats from playing rap music with obscene lyrics, according to an article in The Daily Iberian.
The newspaper quotes ACLU of Louisiana executive director Marjorie Esman from a letter Esman reportedly wrote to SMPD.