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PHOTO GALLERY : St. Martha 2nd Annual Cajun Crawfish Festival


  • By Yaryna Klimchak
  • | 4:00 a.m. March 24, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY : St. Martha 2nd Annual Cajun Crawfish Festival
Festivalgoers munched on 2,000 pounds of Louisiana crawfish.
Festivalgoers munched on 2,000 pounds of Louisiana crawfish.
Tamas Torek throws a ball in hopes of dunking kindergarten teacher Sandra Larson.
Tamas Torek throws a ball in hopes of dunking kindergarten teacher Sandra Larson.
Logan Gonzalez shoots hoops.
Logan Gonzalez shoots hoops.
Josiah Booker plays an Angry Birds carnival game.
Josiah Booker plays an Angry Birds carnival game.
St Martha Cajun Crawfish Festival Co – Chairs Haven Beach, Christy Green, Laura Gamsby, Rebecca Blitz and Julie Reboul
St Martha Cajun Crawfish Festival Co – Chairs Haven Beach, Christy Green, Laura Gamsby, Rebecca Blitz and Julie Reboul
The Gumbo Boogie Band performs Cajun music for the crowd.
The Gumbo Boogie Band performs Cajun music for the crowd.
Clara Pokorstei fishes for a prize in a carnival game.
Clara Pokorstei fishes for a prize in a carnival game.
Brothers Andrew and Matty Bell go around the cake walk in hopes of winning a cake from Publix or from Cakes by Ron.
Brothers Andrew and Matty Bell go around the cake walk in hopes of winning a cake from Publix or from Cakes by Ron.
Adrianna Izzo enjoys jumping at Cajun Crawfish Festival.
Adrianna Izzo enjoys jumping at Cajun Crawfish Festival.
Walker Beach slides down a big blow up slide.
Walker Beach slides down a big blow up slide.
Firefighters Mike Smith, Kyle Carrigan, Grant Abrams and Travis Dagenais with Cajun Crawfish Festival co – chairs
Firefighters Mike Smith, Kyle Carrigan, Grant Abrams and Travis Dagenais with Cajun Crawfish Festival co – chairs
Blake Diamond climbs the rock wall.
Blake Diamond climbs the rock wall.
Asher Wyckoff happily ran around the school ground at the festival.
Asher Wyckoff happily ran around the school ground at the festival.
Friends Briella Longhitano and Jessica Lammers
Friends Briella Longhitano and Jessica Lammers

 

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