Ebow Family:
Parks, LA
(2023)
SUGAR CANE FIELDS AND REFINERY NEAR ONE OF THE CEMETERIES WHERE EBOW FAMILY MEMBERS ARE BURIED. THE FAMILY HAS A HISTORICAL CONNECTION TO SUGAR CANE CULTIVATION
EBOW FAMILY REUNION SIGN
SEAFOOD OKRA WAS ONE OF THE DISHES SERVED ON THE OPENING NIGHT OF REUNION WEEKEND
...OF COURSE I HAD TO TRY THE OKRA *AND* THE FRIED CATFISH. BOTH WERE DELICIOUS!
AN ALTAR HONORING LOVED ONES WHO HAD PASSED ON
DANCING AND MINGLING ON FRIDAY NIGHT
TEACAKES!!! MY ABSOLUTE FAVE.
THE ITINERARY FOR THE FAMILY TOUR ON SATURDAY MORNING
WELCOME SIGN OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE THE REUNION WAS HELD
CHASSIDY INVITED ME TO HER REUNION AND LET ME STAY WITH HER FAMILY AT HER MOM'S HOUSE. ONE OF THE BEST HOSTS EVER.
ONE OF THE TOUR STOPS WAS A CEMETERY. FAMILY MEMBERS WENT IN SEARCH OF THE MATRIARCH'S TOMB
ONE OF THE TOUR STOPS WAS A CEMETERY. FAMILY MEMBERS WENT IN SEARCH OF THE MATRIARCH'S TOMB
FOOD ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WITH SO MANY EVENTS IN ONE DAY, IT WAS OFFERED IN TO GO PLATES FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE LEAVING TO TAKE A REST BEFORE RETURNING FOR THE EVENING PARTY
EACH GENERATION WAS TASKED WITH CHOOSING A SONG THAT REPRESENTED THEM AND CHOREOGRAPHING A PERFORMANCE TO IT. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH!
EACH GENERATION WAS TASKED WITH CHOOSING A SONG THAT REPRESENTED THEM AND CHOREOGRAPHING A PERFORMANCE TO IT. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH!
EACH GENERATION WAS TASKED WITH CHOOSING A SONG THAT REPRESENTED THEM AND CHOREOGRAPHING A PERFORMANCE TO IT. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH!
EACH GENERATION WAS TASKED WITH CHOOSING A SONG THAT REPRESENTED THEM AND CHOREOGRAPHING A PERFORMANCE TO IT. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH!
ACKNOWLEDGING THE OLDEST FAMILY MEMBERS (90+ YEARS OLD)
EACH GENERATION WAS TASKED WITH CHOOSING A SONG THAT REPRESENTED THEM AND CHOREOGRAPHING A PERFORMANCE TO IT. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH!
EACH GENERATION WAS TASKED WITH CHOOSING A SONG THAT REPRESENTED THEM AND CHOREOGRAPHING A PERFORMANCE TO IT. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH!
ZYDECO MUSIC WAS NON-NEGOTIABLE AT THIS LOUISIANA REUNION!
A FRAMED COPY OF THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OF THE FAMILY'S MATRIARCH AND PATRIARCH WHO HAVE LONG SINCE PASSED AWAY
ACKNOWLEDGING THE OLDEST FAMILY MEMBERS (90+ YEARS OLD)
ACKNOWLEDGING MS. JOYCE FOR HER EFFORTS TO KEEP THE FAMILY CONNECTION AND HISTORY ALIVE
TRYING TO ORGANIZE 200+ PEOPLE FOR A GROUP SHOT PHOTO BY DRONE
TURKEY NECK BOIL ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON!
TURKEY NECK BOIL ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON!