LAKE CHARLES, La. (press release) - The Lake Charles Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center announced a new opening date for its upcoming exhibition, "Lake Area Music: Roots, Rhythms and…
OPELOUSAS, La. (press release) – A new Opelousas public art billboard, an Opelousas Museum project, will have its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 19, at 10 a.m. Over the course…
LAFAYETTE, La. (press release) – Lafayette’s music, food, tourism and French heritage will take stage this summer in Brittany, France, with a new Lafayette tourism presence planned for the upcoming Festival Interceltique de Lorient, one of France’s largest urban festivals,…
LAKE CHARLES, La. (press release) – Visit Lake Charles welcomed a new landmark with the grand opening of the Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu on Friday, April 17. Located in the heart of the Nellie Lutcher Cultural District, the…
LAFAYETTE, La. (press release) – Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, in partnership with the Center for Louisiana Studies (CLS) at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, announced a collaboration with the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage as part of…
LAFAYETTE, La. (press release) — The Hilliard Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette announced community and educational programs inspired by its…
RAYNE, La. – The City of Rayne, officially recognized by the state as Louisiana's City of Murals, continues to leverage public art as a primary driver of cultural tourism with its most recent unveiling by Robert Dafford. What began as…
LAFAYETTE, La. (press release) — The Hilliard Art Museum Picnic, presented by BMW of Lafayette, is an elegant afternoon of art, picnic fare and philanthropy in support of the museum’s mission. “Picnic invites our community to invest in meaningful encounters…
HOUMA, La. (press release) – The Terrebonne Parish Library System invites writers, readers and literary enthusiasts to attend the free 21st Annual Jambalaya Writers’ Conference on Saturday, April 25, at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library (151 Library Dr. in Houma).…
OPELOUSAS, La. – The Opelousas Museum will host Community Conversations, inviting community members to share and listen to stories on April 21 at the Opelousas Museum. Locals are invited to share stories of people and activities, past and present, in…
DANIEL BAROUSSE Daniel Barousse was five years into working what he thought was his dream job. An avid skateboarder, he was working as a sales rep for a major skateboard brand. It was 2015 and he was sitting on a…
RIVER PARISHES, La. (press release) – On March 15, River Parish residents rejoiced as Ryan Coogler’s horror/action saga "Sinners" won four awards at the 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, including original…
ARNAUDVILLE, La. (press release) – Monthly Zydeco Jam sessions launch in Arnaudville Saturday, March 21, at NUNU Arts & Culture Collective and will happen every third Saturday with free admission. Zydeco Izreal, born Israel Chaisson, an 18-year-old musician from Lafayette, seeks…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – The Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, an American flamenco dance company, brings its floor-shaking dance and music to the Heymann Center at 7:30 p.m. on March 10. Tickets are available at heymanncenter.com. Organizers share that, for…
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – The Central School Arts & Humanities Center announced the opening of a new exhibit, "John James Audubon: From Wilderness to Masterpiece," marking the first installation in a new rotating series of local art exhibitions…
LULING, La (press release) – “Divas of Soul," featuring the iconic music of Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston, will hit the Lafon Performing Arts stage with award-winning vocalist CeCe Teneal. “Divas of Soul" will feature renditions of beloved songs by…
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center announced the return of Lake Area Music, an immersive exhibition celebrating the Lake Area’s rich soundscape. The Lake…
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a celebrated French gastronome (“epicure, food-lover”), opens his 1826 book The Physiology of Taste with a series of twenty culinary aphorisms, the most famous of which is: “Tell me what you eat : I will tell you…
OPELOUSAS, La (press release) – The Opelousas Museum will offer workshops in visual, literary and musical arts in February and March. The workshops will use the current exhibit, "Where We Live: Opelousas Neighborhoods," as inspiration, which features the images and…
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center will celebrate the opening of three new exhibitions on Friday, Feb. 6, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The opening reception will include light refreshments and is free…
LAKE CHARLES, La – The Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center announced a series of free, public events celebrating the opening weekend of "Rodrigue: A Louisiana Cowboy," a major exhibition honoring the life, legacy and Louisiana roots of iconic…
LULING, La (press release) – Jefferson Performing Arts (JPA) presents “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” one of the longest-running Off-Broadway musicals in history, at the Lafon Performing Arts Center. As part of Lafon’s Community Series, JPA will present…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana, a 1-to-1 youth mentoring organization, has tickets on sale now for its annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre fundraiser. Event: Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre: "The Death of a Showgirl" The…
A grandmother’s once-new lace wedding veil sat yellowed with aged spotting and tears. That is, until about two years ago, when Lafayette artist and purse maker Diana Heinen of SewCrazy Purses brought the veil back to life in a new…