Acadiana MLK Day Events Celebrated Today

Alyssa Schiaffino,
People Walking At Martin Luther King Jr Memorial During Cherry Blossom Festival
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, Getty Images

MLK Day, happening every third Monday of January, honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

According to the online Congressional fact sheet, MLK Day was established  “to be a time for Americans to reflect on the principles of racial equality and nonviolent social change espoused by Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Authorized as a legal public holiday in 1983, MLK Day is honored throughout the country with parades, days of service and more.

Today, in Acadiana, MLK Day events take place throughout the region.

Acadiana MLK Day Events

Acadia Parish 

  • Rayne, La – The City of Rayne celebrated MLK Day with a health fair at 9 a.m., remembrance walk and flag raising at 9:30 a.m., civil rights program at 11 a.m. and lunch at the Rayne Civic Center.

Ascension Parish

  • Donaldsonville, La – MLK Day of Service at 9 a.m. Service activities included community trash pickup, museum cleaning and gardening/grounds beautification with free food and music for all volunteers at the River Road African American Museum’s Rosenwald School.
  • Donaldsonville, La – MLK Celebration, 9 – 10 a.m. at the Study Commons at the Wag Center.

Avoyelles Parish

  • Marksville, La – MLK Day March at the Avoyelles Parish Courthouse at 11:15 a.m. MLK Program at St. John Community Church – Baptist in Marksville. T.A.S.T.E. of St. John provided the fellowship meal for everyone to enjoy.

Evangeline Parish 

Iberia Parish

Iberville Parish

  • White Castle, La – Day of Church and Community Service with youth activities at 10 a.m., program and lunch at 1 p.m. and speaker Ken Brass at the White Castle Community Center.

Lafayette Parish 

  • Lafayette, La – MLK Day Celebration at the MLK Recreation Center. Flag presentation and prayer breakfast at 8:30 a.m., health-screening booths from 9:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., activities from 9:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., luncheon from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and a commemorative evening program at 4 p.m.

Terrebonne Parish 

  • Houma, La – Annual MLK Day of Celebration. 10 a.m. youth council program followed by an 11 a.m. march and ending with a 12 p.m. NAACP Terrebonne Parish Branch Program, which will include a guest speaker, free food and vendors.

Vermilion Parish

  • Abbeville, La – Stump Service from 9 – 9:30 a.m. followed by the Million Man March Tribute through downtown Abbeville and concluding with the MLK Celebration in Magdalen Square from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Free lunch and hot chocolate.

West Baton Rouge

  • Port Allen, La – MLK Day of Service Winter Essentials Drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Port Allen City Railroad Depot.

 

 

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