BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Atchafalaya National Heritage Area (ANHA) will open the application period for the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Grants Program on Sunday, May 1. The purpose of this grant is to fund projects to advance…
LOUISIANA (press release) – #CreateLouisiana is excited to announce the 2022 French Culture Film Grant. The $25,000 cash grant supports one Louisiana filmmaking team to create a new film (a short scripted film or feature-length documentary) featuring French culture and talent.…
BREAUX BRIDGE, La (press release) – Please join us at Maison Madeleine for a night filled with artistic surprises and a unique performance from Dirk Powell and Yvette Landry. Acadiana Center for the Arts is excited to bring you…
NEW IBERIA, La. (press release) – The Books Along the Teche Literary Festival (April 1-3, 2022) is proud to announce the primary speaker for the University of Louisiana…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Hosted by Chefs Colt Patin and Kevin Foil of the Louisiana Culinary Institute, along with some of Acadiana’s best chefs, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles cooking demonstrations on March 19 and 20 will feature Cajun…
OPELOUSAS, La (press release) – Tony Chachere’s Famous Creole Cuisine is celebrating its 50th Anniversary! Fifty years ago, the company began as a retirement hobby and a life-long dream come true for the company’s namesake, Tony Chachere. Mr. Tony…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – What happens to a culture when it is displaced? That’s the question photographer L. Kasimu Harris asks in his new photography exhibition, Vanishing Black Bars & Lounges, opening Friday, Feb. 11 at the Hilliard…
EUNICE, La (press release) – The Eunice Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the City of Eunice presents the 35th Annual World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-off. The festivities begin on Saturday, March 26, from 8:00 p.m. until midnight with…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA) hosts “Eugene James Martin: Heterochronic Collages” in its Main Gallery beginning February 12, 2022 and running through May 14, 2022. Martin is an African American artist based in…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Join in for a country dance at AcA celebrating the rural traditions of Mardi Gras in the big city. Dr. Barry Ancelet will begin the evening with a shortened version of his annual lecture…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, the world’s largest free Cajun and Creole music festival, is coming back stronger than ever in 2022. This year’s theme, “Le Grande Retour” or “The Great Return,” promises a tour de…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – International tango superstar German Cornejo’s dance troupe The Tango Fire Company of Buenos Aires—a true global phenomenon and the world’s leading tango company--arrives on stage at 7:30 p.m. on February 8 at the Heymann…