IOTA — The town plans to keep traditions alive by celebrating its 36th annual Tee Mamou Mardi Gras Festival, one of the most well-preserved festivals around.
Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival Association President Eric Miller said the town’s festival is not your typical Mardi Gras celebration.
“We are a country Mardi Gras,” he said. “There are no beads and no doubloons. We only allow Cajun…