Troping around town

Cajun and Creole heritage is displayed outside Austin, Texas
Pictured from left in the left photo are Shallie Carson, Lelia Thrasher, Andy Carson, Derrick Thrasher, Mayor Lyle Nelson, of Bastrop, Texas, TJ Campbell, and Regina Pate while at the Taste of Mardi Gras Ball on Friday, February 2.
Pictured from left in the left photo are Shallie Carson, Lelia Thrasher, Andy Carson, Derrick Thrasher, Mayor Lyle Nelson, of Bastrop, Texas, TJ Campbell, and Regina Pate while at the Taste of Mardi Gras Ball on Friday, February 2.

By: TONY MARKS Editor Acadiana is cut from a different cloth compared to the rest of the fabric that makes up the tapestry of America. The people who live in this eight parish area, that stretches from its northern gateway in Turkey Creek to its southern marshes along Vermilion Bay, speak differently, cook differently, and celebrate life differently. These differences are evident for a period of t…