Family Travel with Colleen Kelly

Lafayette, Louisiana

Mardi Gras is one of the best times to visit the family-friendly region around Lafayette. Colleen attends the Queen's Parade and experiences a rural Country Mardi Gras celebration. She eats King Cake and crawfish, and rides an airboat across the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp. Plus, meet the Grammy-award-winning Zydeco musician Chubby Carrier at a local restaurant, where the town dances the morning away!

Lafayette, Louisiana

26m 46s

Mardi Gras is one of the best times to visit the family-friendly region around Lafayette. Colleen attends the Queen's Parade and experiences a rural Country Mardi Gras celebration. She eats King Cake and crawfish, and rides an airboat across the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp. Plus, meet the Grammy-award-winning Zydeco musician Chubby Carrier at a local restaurant, where the town dances the morning away!

WETA Passport

Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.