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Heather Cooper
Matthew Hargis
ENGL 101
February 1, 2017
The Gumbo Festival
The Gumbo Festival is just one of the festivals that when it comes to town, I never miss
it. I started going as young as I can remember. It was even more of a blast once I became a
teenager. I didn’t have to walk around holding anyone’s hand, and I could ride all the rides by
myself! My older cousin, Jason worked at the festival every year. He always made sure he got