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Bernard Walter Lomax: Prominent Figures in the Carrollton Cemeteries

By Al Kennedy & Sarah Hartje
Bernard Walter Lomax was a Mardi Gras Indian who lived from 1927-1955. In 1950 he composed "Shallow Water," a song that is still popular with Mardi Gras Indians today. The words "Shallow Water" are repeated to form the chorus of…
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