Mayor Joubert helped to establish the Eunice Mardi Gras celebration , considered the largest small-town gathering of its kind in Louisiana . He coined the nickname for Eunice , " Prairie Cajun Capital . " Numerous journalists covering the 1988 Republican National Convention in New Orleans , which nominated the Bush-Quayle ticket , took side trips to Eunice to sample the authentic Cajun culture . In the process of doing so , many interviewed Joubert ; such coverage brought national attention to Acadiana
1988 Republican National Convention
1988 Republican National Convention
Curtis Joubert