Acadiana In addition to the Cajun and Creole traditions, Acadiana offers numerous visual arts galleries, performing arts venues, theater and, of course, music and dance halls. “There’s always something to do here,” said Jackie Lyle, who’s helmed the Performing Arts…
Each of our journeys contains three parts. First comes the anticipation. For days, months or years, we look forward to our departure. Then, finally, that day arrives. We travel, some of us, to leave…
The Beauregard Watermelon Festival has been moved up a month earlier (from late June to May 8-10) this year. Learn to dance the Watermelon Crawl, sign up for melon voice singing contests, seed spitting contests, bouncing watermelon races, goat roping,…
It’s been years in the making, but Amtrak seems poised to debut train service between New Orleans and Mobile. This fall, visitors may travel twice a day between the two colonial French…
The first time my husband Mark and I visited Arnaudville we were en route to a weekend in Toledo Bend and could only stop long enough for a brief scenic driveabout and lunch. We made the brilliant decision to go…
RUSTON, La (press release) – Three-time nominated and Grammy Award Winner Tommy Emmanuel C.G.P. is returning to the Dixie Center for the Arts in Downtown Ruston, Louisiana on Wednesday, Dec. 10, for his second appearance at the Historic Theater. Recognized…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On Sunday, March 23, at 2 p.m., the famous Stella Shouting Contest will begin the 39th year of the Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival, which returns to the French Quarter for its celebration…
The natural beauty of St. Francisville’s rolling hills, bluffs and ridges, pristine historic homes, quaint boutiques and top-notch eateries is like a “Gilmore Girls” Stars Hollow fever-dream. For our three-day…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The city of Baton Rouge announced a few anniversary and annual events set for 2025. Mardi Gras Events – Feb. 15-March 3 Mardi Gras in the southern Bayou offers a laid-back yet spirited celebration…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming annual spring Angola Prison Rodeo. The rodeo, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday April 19-20, 2025, offers the best in prison rodeo excitement! Warden Darrel Vannoy invites the public to…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) –Tickets are now available for Louisiana Lights: Where Holidays Shine, a mesmerizing new holiday experience that will blend nature’s beauty with artistic brilliance at Burden Museum & Gardens in Baton Rouge. Presented in collaboration with…
MANDEVILLE, La (press release) – Festival of the Lake organizers announced that some of Louisiana’s most popular musical acts will highlight the 41st annual fest at Our Lady of the Lake Church and School at 312 Lafitte St. in Mandeville from Friday,…
It’s hot out there. But we don’t have to tell y’all that. We do love our state, but summers can be long and a bit on the sweltering side. However, there’s good news. Throughout Louisiana there are numerous hotels offering…
KEITHVILLE, La (press release) – Chimp Haven is opening its doors this spring to the public for a rare glimpse inside the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary, and tickets are going fast! Chimpanzee Discovery Day – an event that happens only…
JEAN LAFITTE, La (press release) – The Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival returns this year on April 12-14 at the Jean Lafitte Auditorium and Grounds at 4953 City Park Drive in Jean Lafitte. “This year’s festival will celebrate the town’s 50th anniversary,…
GONZALES, La (press release) – Festival season is in full swing in Louisiana, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t time for shopping at the inaugural ATT Expo Magnolia Market at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales starting Saturday, April 27,…
There’s much to see and enjoy throughout the Florida Parishes eight-parish region, especially this time of year. There’s the Slidell Spring Antique Street Fair March 30-31 and the Abita Springs Busker Festival with its live performances on Sunday, April…
MARKSVILLE, La (press release) – The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana will host its 26th Annual Pow Wow on May 18 and 19, following a successful grand return in 2023 after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the celebration in previous years. The annual public…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) will host the museum’s next Studio Saturday Art Class on Saturday, Jan. 20, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., led by local artist and scientist Meagan Moore.…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) announces the grand opening of the museum’s newly renovated hands-on gallery, “The Seed,” on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 10 AM. From 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m., LASM…
Acadiana arguably hosts the second-largest Carnival celebration in Louisiana with the requisite balls, parades and special events akin to its massive cousin to the east. But a group of Lafayette residents thought something new was called for, something intimate,…
Due to a police shortage, New Orleans is spending millions of dollars to add law enforcement to keep Carnival safe in 2024. New rules: Only 34 parades are allowed in 2024, no more silly string or mylar confetti canons…
An entire social media universe recently emerged about the unprecedented surge of New Orleans’ hip, new, in-demand Uptown eateries, most notably among fans trying to land a table at Osteria Lupo. A…
