EXCLUSIVE
"Party Down South" star Lyle Boudreaux celebrated Mardi Gras in true redneck fashion -- in the pokey -- Louisiana cops busted him after he allegedly stole a credit card to fund his drunken revelry.
The police chief in Maurice, LA tells TMZ ... Boudreaux was at a Mardi Gras parade outside of Lafayette when he allegedly broke into a car ... rifled through a purse in the car ... and stole a credit card from a wallet.
We're told Boudreaux tossed the wallet on the ground next to the car ... someone saw it and contacted the owner. Cops were called ... and found Lyle drinking at a nearby saloon. Cops say he used the credit card to open up a bar tab.
The 28-year-old was charged with burglary of a vehicle ... and eventually released on $10K bond.
Lyle needs that raise from CMT more than ever.
