The seminar this weekend went just great!  Donovan Palmer did a fantastic job.

Well, it is as close to happening as it has ever been. We have been meeting with local congregations and we have a target date of January 15, 2010 for the first class of our “Southeast Louisiana Biblical Institute”.  The website for SLBI is www.bayoubible.com

The radio program- NOT JUST ANOTHER GOSPEL PROGRAM -is headed into its third month.  I have begun to archive the programs on our main web site.  The very first week is uploaded and ready.  You can access it here.   I plan on keeping the previous month on the web site.

Beginning June 22 South Terrebonne church of Christ will start a new radio program on WLNO 1060 AM. The program is a 15 minute program Monday – Friday from 10:30 to 10:45 AM. It is called NOT JUST ANOTHER GOSPEL PROGRAM

Those who “boiled” step aside for the others.
The “gatherings” begin.

Children are positioned at the ready.

Lining up for the “mud-bugs”.

The first group begin the tasks of: picking, tearing, plucking, and dipping.

We had @ 62 this year.  The count was hard to get because of the children running around and the adults running back for 2nds, 3rds, 4ths….. seriously.  We had 300 pounds of crawfish and two bushels of crabs and when we finished we had about a “Wal-Mart” bag or two of each left… maybe three of the crabs.

The cooks (boilers) showed up early and began to work AND to sample their product.

As the crawfish are taken out of the pot they are kept ready in “ice” chests.  No, they also stay warm and fresh (assuming you don’t add ice).

That’s what it looks like in the pot.

THERE WILL BE CRABS (also).  Not a big fan of the boiled crab myself ….but others are and here they are, before their date with Mr. Boiled Water.

More pictures as the brethren arrive.

It is hard for those who haven’t witnessed it to understand just how disruptive Mardi Gras is even for those of us in little old Montegut.

Because of crowds and some rowdiness we have to suspend Sunday evening and Tuesday Bible Class on Mardi Gras weekend and on Mardi Gras day (Tuesday).  Here are some pictures of what the crowds look like.

That is our new fence and the store next to our building. The crowds are beginning to form.

The street along Price’s Market heading down to the Middle School is filling up.  This picture was taken three (3) hours before the parade.

That “MONTEGUT” sign is 1/2 mile north (up the baya) from the building and the cars  are still coming.

They fill up HWY 55 on both sides. You can just see the building on the left way down there.  That is the lift bridge just past the building down on the right.

This is the front of Price’s Market.  Notice how the crowd has already formed and foot traffic/people keeps going for about 3/4 of mile all the way through Montegut.  The cars are just as deep from the Post Office on down the baya.

Did you count the police presence?

REMEMBER NOW, this is just in Montegut for a 12 “float” parade. What you don’t see are the 4 or 5 sherrif’s cars in the actual parade.

See I really don’t need to exaggerate