“Being a part of and giving back to the community that supports Cenac Marine is important to us,” said Benny Cenac, the company’s president. “We loved being a part of the festival last year and look forward to seeing this year’s additions.” Mr. Cenac was beyond excited to be a part of the Houma Christmas Festival before even knowing the success it would be for yet another year. Cenac employees were equally as excited to join in on the fun as they gathered together the Monday morning before the Festival while working on a 20 by 50 foot tugboat replica, with animation, to be decorated with Christmas lights.
The festival kicked off on Friday night with a phenomenal turn out of all ages to watch the movie, The Polar Express, outside. Families gathered together in chairs and on blankets, some in their pajamas, to sit together, eat popcorn, and enjoy complimentary milk and cookies. It was a picture perfect night and you could truly feel the spirit of Christmas in the air that night.
The festival began Saturday and it was just as beautiful. A live nativity, storytelling and a Santa’s workshop display are among the attractions that started the day on Saturday. Followed up with beautiful choir music presented by the St. Francis Catholic Church choir, the TARC Bell Choir, First United Methodist Cherub Choir, St. Matthews Episcopal Church Choir, and the Coteau Baptist Church Praise Team all while the Vandebilt Catholic High School Carolers made their way around the downtown area.
The parade was an equal success as it had been in past years with a large amount of participants and tons of excited kids awaiting the start of it. Another popular part of the festival was the “Giving Tree”, which had also been done in the past. The Louis Children’s Crisis Center is grateful for the goods that were sold on-site by Bertinot’s Best Baker and the Terrebonne Children’s Advocacy Center had a table and tree set up so that festival-goers were able to choose a tag from the tree and provide food items for their holiday meals.
All in all, the Houma Christmas Festival was a massive achievement that we at Cenac Marine Services were honored to sponsor yet another year. Thank you to everyone who came out to share this special experience with. From our family to yours, Merry Christmas.
To read more about the Festival visit Houma Today and The Houma Times.
To read about Cenac’s participation in the Houma Christmas Fest last year read this blog post.
