Breaux Bridge parade performance disrupted by stolen equipment

Community Rallies After Dance Team Robbed Before Crawfish Parade

A local dance team that was scheduled to perform at the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival this past weekend is now recovering from a major setback. Mikes Gents and Ladies of Elegance School of Dance had all of their performance equipment stolen just hours before they were set to join Sundays parade.Michael Barber, the teams founder, says the group discovered the theft when they arrived at their storage unit to collect their gear. Everything was go…

Breaux Bridge parade performance disrupted by stolen equipment

BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (KLFY) -- Michael Barber says he and his students were set to perform in the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival Parade on Sunday, but after their equipment was stolen, they had to improvise. "They were hurt, and they were hurt to see me cry," said Barber. "It's not fair to the kids because the kids work hard, my kids work hard every weekend, and we travel all over Acadiana to perform, we were supposed to perform this weekend and …