Jeff Davis Parish senior citizens gathered Friday in Lacassine to celebrate the annual Crew De Wise Mardi Gras with friends and family. The group enjoyed music by the Backdoor Band, dancing, a costume contest, door prizes, beads, jambalaya and king cake. (Doris Maricle / American Press)

L.J. Menard is all smiles after being voted the best dressed man Friday during the Jeff Davis Parish Council on Aging's annual Crew De Wise Mardi Gras celebration at the Lacassine Community Center. (Doris Maricle / American Press)

L.J. Menard, a resident of the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home, dances with Ella Dartez Williams on Friday during the Jeff Davis Parish Council on Aging's annual Crew De Wise Mardi Gras celebration in Lacassine. More than 200 senior citizens celebrated the holiday with food, music and door prizes. (Doris Maricle / American Press)

Rhonda Hodge and Michel Devide were dressed to impress Friday during the Jeff Davis Council on Aging's annual Crew De Mardi Gras celebration in Lacassine. The event featured live music, dancing, a costume contest, beads, door prizes, jambalaya and king cake. (Doris Maricle / American Press)

Jeff Davis Living Center residents Daniel Doucet, 76, and Shirley Leblue, 78, enjoy the festivities Friday during the Jeff Davis Parish Council on Aging's annual Crew De Wise Mardi Gras celebration in Lacassine. (Doris Maricle / American Press)

Shirley Leblue and Deborah Soileau show off their Mardi Gras costumes for the judges Friday during a costume contest at the Jeff Davis Parish Council on Aging's annual Crew De Wise celebration in Lacassine. Soileau won best dressed woman. (Doris Maricle / American Press)