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anthony: the thundering hooves of many horses. the sound of a thousand beer cans popping open. and music, always music. be afraid. be very afraid. no, really. woo! mardi gras. mardi gras! mardi gras! i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la sha la la la sha la la la sha la la la la la [ engine revving ] anthony: there are parts of america that are special. unique, unlike anywhere else. cultures all their own, kept close. much loved but largely misunderstood. the vast patchwork of salt water marshes, bayous, and prairie land that make up cajun country is one of those places. while the rest of the usa got stitched together by super highways, southwestern louisiana remained relatively isolated. i-10 wasn t completed until the 1970s, finally connecting this part of the state to new orleans, houston, and the rest ....
jay: you ve got to pray before you cuss. anthony: as one does. jay: it s the order before you do it. bruneaux: tony, we always start with rice. jay: i m going to get some wine for everybody. bruneaux: yeah, let s start with some jay s going to pour us some wine. anthony: this is beautiful. so everybody excited about tomorrow, the big day? bruneaux: yeah. oh, yeah. anthony: and there are how many days to recover? jackie: well, we have the whole lent to recover. anthony: right. jackie: there you go. the music and the food are part of what makes us cajun. larry miller: and the mardi gras is a very important part of who we are as a people. so we re keeping those traditions going. we re starting the fifth generation of my family running mardi gras. anthony: how far back does the tradition go, and where did it all start? larry: back in the 16th century, what they called mardi gras then, but it was because our ancestors were not invited to the king s party beca ....
You know? anthony: indeed. jay: that s what we came here for. anthony: there are consolations however for our mighty hunters. back at the miller home, grandma jackie prepares fresh-baked bread. while uncle bruneaux cooks up some traditional family specialties. shrimp and okra. sweet potatoes, rice of course. and pod au pu, heirloom peas from grandpa larry s garden. all in all, things worked out okay in the end. miller family: bless us, o lord. and these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through christ, our lord. amen. bruneaux: and, good food, good meat, great god, let s eat. jay: let s eat. bruneaux: god damn it, let s eat. ....