A lineup of chefs has been scheduled on Saturdays at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve’s Prairie Acadian Cultural Center for free foodways cooking demonstrations.
A Mardi Gras mask in the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice. The Eunice center is the site in the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve to be be open on Mardi Gras. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The Mardi Gras is arriving in Eunice and the party begins in earnest Friday when the music starts at 6 p.m.
The barriers are on the side of 2nd Street, but it will be about 2 p.m. Friday when 2nd Street is closed from U.S. 190 to Park Avenue.
New Acadia Project researchers will share their as they share discoveries from their 2014-2015 winter field expedition at the Acadian Cultural Center at 11 April 18.
The presentation by researchers Maegan Smith and Christian Sheumaker is free and open to the public.
