Dr. Charles Allen, now professor of biology at Northeast Louisiana University, and Dr. Malcolm Vidrine, professor of biology at LSUE, recruited volunteers who collected seeds from remnant strips and planted them at the restoration site. Some nonrare plants were also moved to the site, so that about 200 prairie plants are growing there. The site, which is now a city park located at the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Magnolia Street, was added in 1994 to the Natural Areas Registry with the Nature Conservancy. Courir de Mardi Gras. On Mardi Gras Day, Eunice holds a traditional Courir de Mardi Gras .
Costumed participants ride on horseback or on flatbeds through the countryside.
They parade along Second Street starting about 3 p.m. Throughout the day, downtown Eunice features Cajun and Zydeco bands, food vendors, a children's parade and costume contest, plus special performances in the Liberty Theatre and displays at the Eunice Museum. The emphasis is on family-oriented fun. The celebration begins on Sunday with a children's courir. There is also a Monday night street dance before Mardi Gras. Visit LSUE's Eunice Mardi Gras page.