“May your couscous be cold and your boudin be hot,
May you catch the parade at that perfect neutral ground spot;

May your roux be darker than your cafe au lait,
May your chargrilled oysters be served three kinds of way;

May the I-10 traffic be light as you head to the coast,
May your box combo come with no slaw extra toast;

May Coach O speak where you catch every word,
And dear god may the Tigers beat Bama on Nov 3.”

– Raising Canes’ CEO Todd Graves’ toast to this year’s Washington Mardi Gras over the weekend.