EVANGELINE PARISH — "It is a unique festival, we celebrate our traditional Cajun music,” says volunteer TJ Landreneau—and the memories are everywhere you look.

Preparations are underway for this year’s Mamou 52nd Cajun Music Festival, and as volunteers get ready, they’re also taking a walk down memory lane— uncovering old photos and stories from the festival’s rich history.

“How does it feel seeing those pictures on the wall?” asked KATC’s Paris Flannigan to volunteer Keri Miller.

“I love it, I love history,” Miller replied.

Board member Krista Vidrine says celebrating that history is part of what makes the Mamou Cajun Music Festival so special.

“My father, who was part of this festival when it began, found a bin of photos when he was tearing down a barn,” Vidrine revealed.

Those rec

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