Day 2 N'awlins, Mardi Gras World, Jean Lafitte Swamp tour, and Opening Rehearsal

It has been an amazingly busy day, so I will let the pictures speak for themselves! I did want to share a few comments from some of the people we've encountered:

These kids are so polite it is scary!
--Bruce our bus driver

I don't remember a better group on tour!
--Jerry, our swamp tour captain

(When we were standing in the lobby waiting for our registration paperwork) I have never heard such a quiet choir in all my life! --One of the guys who works with the festival

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