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The Blessing of the Fleet is an annual highlight of the festival.

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Members of the Louisiana team that won the Little League world championship last month ride in the festival parade.

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Shrimp and Petroleum Festival Queen Leah Domangue and King William A. "Bill" Cefalu take part in Sunday's festival Mass.

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Festival Queen Leah Domangue and King William A. "Bill" Cefalu ride in the parade.

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The festival queen's maids greet the crowd during the festival parade.

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Participants race in the 100 Black Men run.

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Queen Leah Domangue and King William A. "Bill" Cefalu exchange the traditional toast during the Blessing of the Fleet.

Pictures from Sunday's Shrimp and Petroleum Festival

Photos taken Saturday at the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City.

The Daily Review/Geoff Stoute

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Drivers on the new bridge get a closeup look at the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival Carnival on and near Front Street.

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The Powerhouse Band performed Monday
afternoon in Lawrence Park.

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Noah Adams, two days short of his sixth birthday, takes a zero-gravity ride on the festival midway.

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Artist Elvin "Peanut" Fanguy of Chauvin shows his paintings of crabs, crawfish, pelicans and other symbols of south Louisiana at the Arts and Crafts Show and Sale under the bridge.

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The anticipation builds as the Avengers ride prepares for takeoff.

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Tiffany Bean, Paula Visor and, right, Genie Lantier talk about the merchandise at Lantier's Too Sassy Krafty Mamas display.

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On a Labor Day when the temperature hit 94 degrees in Morgan City, Holly and Tim Nicholas of Florida sell Christmas ornaments. They didn't mind the weather here. Their Florida home is in the danger zone for Hurricane Dorian.

More photos from the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival

The last day of the 2019 Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival.

The Daily Review/Bill Decker

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This young driver has one noonie for the road on the carnival runway Saturday.

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King and Queen Jayce Grizzaffi and Ranilee Cheramie ride in the Children's Day Parade.

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The Artists Guild Unlimited Show and Sale is open through the festival at the Everett Street Gallery..

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Visitors admire the rides at the Cypress Corvette Club Car Show at City Hall.

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A Boy Scout color guard leads the way for the Children's Day parade.

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A swamp tour float was part of the Children's Day Parade.

Photos from the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival

The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival continues through Monday in downtown Morgan City.

The Daily Review/Jaclyn Breaux

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