The National Park Service and the city of Eunice will celebrate the NPS Centennial in 2016 with an evening of traditional Cajun and Creole music at the Rendez-vous-des Cajuns from 6 until 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13.
Air conditioning has been repaired by U.S. National Park Service and the "Rendez-vous des Cajuns" show returns at 6 p.m. Saturday with a tribute to Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin" with Lawrence, Morris and Chris Ardoin and more.
Barry Ancelet will emcee.
Goldman Thibodeaux is one of many traditional performers scheduled at the the sixth annual Cane River Music Festival at Oakland Plantation Saturday. (Photo courtesy Cane River Creole National Historical Park)
The Cane River region has a rich tradition of live musical performance. The community was once home to numerous juke joints and dance halls, where farmworkers could enjoy an evening of live Creole music, blues, jazz or early rock and roll.
The Experience Louisiana Festival scheduled Oct. 17-18 on the Louisiana State University campus will take advantage of areas such as teaching kitchen in the Community Education Building. From left are Eunice Rotarians and festival organizers Dwight Jodon and Pat Dossman; William Nunez, LSUE chancellor; Pat Griffith, interim assistant director of community education at LSUE; and Van Reed, director of public relations at LSUE. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Experience Louisiana Festival organizers are putting activities together for the event, but say also they need major sponsors to step forward.
