Shrimp and Petroleum Festival (31st August)

We are spending the day in Morgan City to be part of the Shrimp and Petroleum festival. We are off to Mass (that's church, 2 Sundays in a row!!) to see the blessing of the festival, including the blessing of the crowns for the king and queen. Then we are down at the harbour to witness the blessing of the fleet (and the fleet is any boat that sails) plus the king and queen having a toast as 2 tugs meet back to back. There is an extensive art and craft market located under the bridges, with jewelry, pictures, woodwork, etc. Just different from what we usually see. The food stalls are serving the stock standard fair for a US fair! Then to the park to listen to some music. It is a Zydeco band, a mixture of Cajun and blues. There is a parade ... where would we be without a parade. The usual floats pulled by trucks and quite a few high school bands. A short respite before returning later in the evening, to try some of the delicacies (not!!) then to move to City Hall to view the fire works. Yes we got an invite after Russ went up to the Mayor and introduced himself while we were waiting for the fleet to be blessed. Great day.