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May 9, 2018
Linda Burguieres
May 9, 2018
Kaylee Linaq was crowned Queen on Saturday night at the Rougarou Ball held at the Houma Municipal Auditorium
The event is an annual fundraiser for the Wetlands Discovery Center, and the queen competition, including costume, story and onstage interview, must reflect the importance of preserving those disappearing ecosystems.
Linaq, in her enchanting swamp attire, regaled the audience with her story, that she rose from the swamp at every full moon to search for villains harming her wetlands.
When captured she would imprison them in a cage filled with the skulls and bones of presumably previous captives.
The competition is a team effort. Her team’s moniker was the Rougarou Queen and the Full Moons and included Kathryn Holloway and Ashley Brouillette.
The night was a fun fest of food, auctions and entertainment with music courtesy of the H.L. Bourgeois Jazz Band. Erin Murphy, who played Tabitha on the last 6 years of ‘Bewitched’, was the guest of honor.
When the Wetlands Discovery Center’s executive director, Jonathan Foret, interviewed Murphy onstage she revealed she was the proud mother of six sons and an Alpaca rancher. A group of ballerinas performed a dance recalling icons of Louisiana folklore including the fifolets, the Rougarou and the pirate, Lafitte.
Another highlight of the evening was a skit spoofing ‘The Dating Game’ in which Murphy played the bachelorette questioning three bachelors two of whom were crazy Cajun characters played by Norby Chabert and Eric Duplantis whose antics had the entire room laughing nonstop. Child actor, Moosie Drier, played bachelor #3.
The Rougarou Queen will reign over the Rougarou Fest this October 20-21, 2018 so save the date.
