Prairie Acadian Cultural Center offers summer fun at Camp Bonjour

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve’s Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice is accepting registrations for “Camp Bonjour,” a week-long day camp for children 9-12.
Camp Bonjour will be held from Monday through Friday, July 11 to 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. Cost of the camp is $50 per participant; space is limited to the first 20 registrants ages 9 to 12. Camp activities and presentations are designed to showcase the many influences on prairie Acadian life.
Activities will include music and dance, games, storytelling, presentations and displays, spinning and weaving, and other hands-on arts and crafts. Campers will also learn water safety with rangers from the US Army Corps of Engineers.
The Prairie Acadian Cultural Center is managed by the National Park Service as part of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. The center features exhibits interpreting the culture of the Acadians who settled the prairies of southwest Louisiana.
Special programs every Saturday include Explore & Restore craft workshops for children (10 a.m. to noon) and Cajun Conversations to learn and practice conversational Cajun French (1 to 2:30 p.m.). Saturday programs include music and dancing beginning at 2:45 p.m. and a cooking demonstration beginning at 4 p.m. The center is open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The center is closed on all federal holidays but open on Mardi Gras.
Admission to the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center is free and all activities and demonstrations are free and open to the public.
The center is located at 250 W. Park Ave., Eunice.
For more information about the camp and center, call 337-457-8499 or www.nps.gov/jela.