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Us, it's descendants of slaves and free people of color, and it deals with the food and the music. and the catholic church is a big part of it too. >> dave lemelle: trail rides and horseback riding is just a way of louisiana now. you know it's been going on for so long. >> herman fusiler: the music was always part of it, but the music got to be more of it, and then slowly but surely became a party, where, you know, kind of this social scene. >> anthony: there's a lot of pieces coming together. you've got food, horses, and music. ♪ ♪ trail rides go back a long way. they happen all year, but...

♪ trail rides go back a long way. they happen all year, but are also the way creoles celebrate mardi gras around here. kind of a moving tailgate party and barbecue. interestingly, and i almost want to dig up john wayne just to tell him this, creoles are widely believed to be the first american cowboys. herding cattle in the plains and bayous of louisiana long before white dudes in ass-less chaps started showing up in the west. in fact, zydeco music was born out of cowboy culture. the rhythm of the washboard mimicking the trot of a horse on the trail. ♪ >> dave lemelle: we don't want to los...