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Courir de Mardi Gras Chicken Run in Church Point

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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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.