Rio Parada Rolls Through Cajun Louisiana on Valentine's Day

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 27, 2009 -- (Lafayette, LA) – If you’re pretty good at catching beads from a Mardi Gras float, you may be lucky this Valentine's Day, lucky enough to win yourself a trip to Las Vegas.

Lafayette's Krewe of Carnivale en Rio will host a “Trip-to-the-Rio” Contest during its popular Rio Parada. The parade rolls through the streets of Lafayette at 6:30 pm in downtown Lafayette on Saturday, February 14, 2009, ten days before Mardi Gras.

“Our krewe had 1,000 medallion beads made especially for this contest,”

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Rio Parada Rolls Through Cajun Louisiana on Valentine's Day

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announced Don Landry, president of the krewe. “If you catch one along our parade route,
you peel away a sticker on the medallion to find out if you’re a finalist for the trip.”

Lucky finalists must then redeem their specially marked beads at radio
station KSMB for a gift bag of Rio souvenirs and to get their names in the Trip-to-the-Rio
drawing. The drawing will be held on Friday morning, February 20, broadcast live on
KSMB. The winner will receive a trip for two to the Rio Resort in Las Vegas, a prize
package which includes hotel, airfare and other amenities.

The 650-member Krewe of Carnivale en Rio was founded in Lafayette in
2005. The krewe holds a ball, parade and socials annually. More information about the
krewe, its upcoming parade and contest are available on the krewe’s web site at
www.kreweofrio.com.

(Photo caption: King Dom Pedro IV and Queen Isabel IV welcome Mardi Gras parade-goers to Lafayette's fourth annual Rio Parada on Feb 14th.)

More information can be found online at http://www.kreweofrio.com

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