Family Travel with Colleen Kelly

Lafayette, Louisiana

Season 7 Episode 702 | 26m 46s | WETA Passport

Mardi Gras is one of the best times to visit the family-friendly region around Lafayette. Colleen attends the Queen's Parade and experiences a rural Country Mardi Gras celebration. She eats King Cake and crawfish, and rides an airboat across the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp. Plus, meet the Grammy-award-winning Zydeco musician Chubby Carrier at a local restaurant, where the town dances the morning away!

Aired: 01/06/23 | Expires: 01/05/25 | Rating: TV-G

Distributed nationally by American Public Television

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