Sharing a table were, from left, Mhkynze Holden who liked the gumbo; Audrey Rachal who liked the cheese cake; and Sadie Poche who liked the crawfish etouffee.
The students waited patiently for the food to be ready.
There was a holiday bounty for the students who completed their study of Creole culture in the sixth grade at NSU Middle Lab School.
Students line up to get servings of red beans and rice, hushpuppies and jambalaya and various other cuisine. Serving at right is Gail Jones.
Cane River Chapter, LSDAR member Mary Fosson, Regent Peggy Aycock, Nazy LaCour and Gail Jones served the sixth graders. Not pictured is Carolyn Roy.
National Park Service Ranger Meghan Schill set out displays for the sixth graders. She gave each student a junior ranger book and badge.
The sixth graders at NSU Middle Lab School celebrated the end of their Colonial Louisiana unit Dec. 18 with a Creole Culture Christmas Party at the NSU Student Union.They shared recipes, dishes and dancing and made crafts with visitors from the National Park Service and Cane River National Heritage Area.The students celebrated learning about the French, Spanish, African and Native...
