KNOCKIN’ ON THE BAYOU EASTER FESTIVAL
In COTTONPORT
A Fifty Year Tradition
Saturday,
April 3,
2010 COME JOIN THE FUN!!!!!
7 a.m.
Registration begins for race/walk @ CYO
(by Lillie & Keteral Ducote)
8 a.m. 5K-run/2
mile fun walk @ CYO
Easter Casseroles Galore
Easter T-Shirt design by --Teresa Luke, Fran
Callahan & Susan Plauche
9
a.m. Easter Fishing on the Bayou for Youths by Cub Scott Master (Phillip
Davis) 308-1218
Registration
by Cottonport Cross
Tie a
Yellow Ribbon round the old Oak Trees in memory of our troops by Elaine Juneau
10
a.m. Opening of Festival
(by Sharon
Lemoine Juneau)
GUEST OF HONOR Linda
Lemoine Bordelon
CELEBRITY GUEST
Bob Moore and Gary Arnold from KLFY TV in Lafayette
Blessing of festival by Fr. Raj. Boudreaux, Honor guard ceremony, national
anthem, Men’s Choir
Visiting
queens, Christmas Queens & Kings
Art Walk on Cottonport Avenue by Rose
Hymel 876-2747
1929 Model T Club of Carencro Antique
Car Show on Cottonport Avenue
Vendors open Booths by Elaine
& Pete Juneau
Cottonport Museum & Cultural Center
will be open Quilting
Demonstration
10:15 Cake
Bake Off registration (Carolyn & Johnny Gauthier) 876-2486
Easter
Casseroles Galore all day
Motorcycle Club on Cottonport Avenue
Judges for Cake Bake off—
Bob Moore & Gary Arnold from
KLFY TV in Lafayette
10:30 Entertainment by Kenny Bordelon at Cotton Queen Square
Slide Rock
Climbing
Jupiter Jump Museum Square
(over)
KNOCKIN’ ON THE BAYOU EASTER FESTIVAL
In COTTONPORT
10:30 Easter egg Hunt
Registration on Green Grass Lawn Square
10:45 Easter
Basket Decorating Contest on Cotton Queen Stage (by Brooke Mayeux)
253-2344
11:00
Easter egg hunt (by
Leslie Andress) 201-1545 Registration for Egg Knocking Contest
COUNTRY KICKERS PERFORMING AT COTTON
QUEEN SQUARE
FREE DANCE LESSONS FOR ALL
11:15
Cake Bake off Contest Judging Gary Arnold & Bob Moore of KLFY TV in
Lafayette
11:30
Crawfish Eating Contest (donated by
James & Georgie Bernard) Luke & Lukie 876-2753
Winner
receives a $80 Boiling Pot
12:00
Easter egg spoon race (by Mary Laborde)
876-2087 Registration for Easter Bonnet
Contest
Parade
of Wheels on Cottonport Avenue
12:30
Easter egg Tossing Contest on Green Grass
Lawn Square (by Renee & Carlene)
240-4851
1
p.m. Boudin Eating Contest on Red Stage (donated by T-Jim & Jacque Moreau)
Pappy Juneau & Sons 876-3495
Winner
receives a gift basket from La Boucherie donated by Ruth & Jamie Coco
1:30
Easter Bonnet Contest & Easter Parade & arrival of Peter Cotton
Tail (by Sami Lemoine)
876-2145
Judge
for Bonnet Contest: Sandra Lemoine Howard from Mississippi
2:00
Official
Easter egg Knocking Contest
(Pierre, Lloyd, Jake, & Pappy)
Easter Baskets in memory of
Gano
Lemoine and
John Jeansonne
Prizes for egg knocking are as follows: CONTACT
NUMBERS
T-TODDLER
8 OR OLDER
8 OR OLDER
Chicken Guinea 876-2372 876-3495 876-3485 876-2699
1st
Basket 1st
$200
1st $200
2nd
Basket 2nd
$100
2nd
$100 In the event of Rain go to the
3rd
T-shirt 3rd $
75
3rd
$ 75 American Legion Hall
4th
T-shirt 4th
$
50
4th
$
50 on
Indian Bayou Road
CASSEROLES GALORE: June’s Cornbread Dressing, Carol’s
Artichoke & Green Bean Casserole, Pappy’s Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Rose’s Crawfish
Fettuccine!!!
Click here
for the video "PM Egg Knocking Contest Cottonport
Louisiana" featuring Buck Descant, Carl "Pappy" Juneau and
others sharing some of their egg-knocking secrets.
The site to
link to is below. Thanks. Peace, Ed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZmLk9iH2VY