
Grand Coteau
Sunset
Opelousas
Opelousas Area
Washington
Krotz Springs Area
Rayne
Rayne Area
Church Point
Crowley
Eunice
Eunice Area
Mamou
Ville Platte
Ville Platte Area
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Arts & Artisans
Grand Coteau
Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Nancy Brewer
Pastry chef.
Jesse Poinbeuf
Artist.
Trish Ransom
Folk art jeweler.
John Slaughter
Photographer.
Sunset Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Mary Baum
Folk artist.
Margaret Brinkhaus
Maker of jams, jellies, and herb vinegars.
Christine Hall
Quilt maker.
Gerylu Lavergne
Basket maker.
Opelousas Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Hadley Castille
Renown Cajun band leader and fiddler.
Rebecca Henry
Creole folklorist, most notably in traditional home remedies and medicine, doll maker, and storyteller.
Julie Martin
Greeting card and poster illustrator.
Brad Randall
Zydeco musician.
David Thistlewaithe
Wood carver.
Performing Arts Facilities
Yamatorium 1863 West St. Landry Street
Large building used for many performing arts events and activities.
Museums
Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center 315 North Main Street
Dedicated to the collection, preservation, and exhibition of artifacts and memorabilia that interpret the history and culture of the Opelousas area. One room is dedicated to Opelousas' role as the capital of Confederate Louisiana during the Civil War. The museum is also home to the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival archives and the Geraldine Smith Welsh doll collection. It also has has an extensive collection of local historical documents and a collection of historical medical records.
Opelousas Museum of Art 100 North Union Street
The museum features local treasures and loan exhibitions from major museums and private art collections. Established in 1997 in the historic Hebrard House.
Jim Bowie Display Vieux Village, 829 East Landry Street
Fireman's Museum North Union Street
Art Galleries
What Bayou Trading Company 153 West Landry Street
Unique folk art featuring turned wood, hooked rugs, cypress furniture and birdhouses, leaded glass, cloth dolls, paintings, Cajun and Zydeco music, and regional books and cookbooks. Special open houses often include exhibits and demonstrations by local artisans and crafts people, and Cajun music by some of the local masters.
Opelousas Area Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Vincent Darby Arnaudville
Artist.
Roy Carrier Lawtell
Zydeco musican.
Performing Arts Facilities
Little Flower Auditorium Pine Street, Arnaudville
Museums
Matt's Museum McClelland Road at U.S. Highway 190, Lawtell
Noted as the Best in State, the museum features a very eclectic mix of displays and memorabilia, including many items from the Civil War era. Also of note is curator, Edvin Wash Matt.
Art Galleries
Darby's Vincent Art Studio 400 Canal Street, Arnaudville
Art in Public Space
Statue of St. Terrese St. Francis Regis Catholic Church, 231 Main Street, Arnaudville
Washington Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Carolyn Billeaudeau
Porcelain doll and Christmas ornament maker.
Millie Boudreaux
Pianist.
Gwendolyn DeJean
Artist.
Clara Darbonne
Maker of sun bonnets.
Diane Hall
Artist.
Edward Harris, Sr.
Split-oak basket weaver.
Elijah Harris
Split-oak basket weaver.
June Lowrery
Artist.
Celeste Martin
Artist.
Ezra Martin
Children's wooden furniture maker.
Margaret Mathis
Children's handmade clothing maker.
Adner Ortego
Fiddle maker.
Joe Soileau
Cypress swing and cowhide chair craftsman.
Robert Tinney
Artist.
Tizeno Quartet Spiritual Materials
Gospel group that records their own music and performs at various functions.
Art Galleries
DeJean's Gallery 538 North Prescott Street
Decorative arts and crafts, art lessons, and coffee house.
Country House 608 East Carriere Street
Includes the Country House art gallery, a pre-Civil War carriage house that was also once a doctor's office.
Krotz Springs Area Performing Arts Facilities Melville Civic Center First Street, Melville
Museums
Palmetto Municipal Building Louisiana Highway 10, Palmetto
Pictorial history of Palmetto and its environs.
Rayne Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Lee Benoit
Cajun French musician.
Performing Arts Facilities
Rayne Civic Center 300 Frog Festival Drive
Nineteen thousand square foot facility adjoining a large recreational vehicle park.
Rayne Depot Square Corner of Texas Avenue and South Adams Avenue
Museums
Bernard-Bertrand Museum 1023 The Boulevard
Art Galleries
Prairie Market 112 North Adams Street
Art and jewelry.
Art in Public Space
Frog Murals Various locations
Murals of frogs in all types of natural or playful situations adorn the walls of numerous buildings in Rayne and have become a major tourist attraction. Many are by the internationally renowned muralist, Robert Dafford.
Rayne Area Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Clara Habetz Roberts Cove
German-American folklorist.
David and Emily Wortman Duson
Nationally known potters.
Museums
Germanfest Museum Collection Roberts Cove
Roving museum featuring a collection of photographs, genealogy, and heirlooms of the German settlers to the area. The Germanfest Association owns the collection and is seeking a permanent museum facility.
Church Point Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Nolan, Mitchell, and Chad Cormier
Cajun French musicians.
Elton Bee Cormier Beaugh Street
Church Point Playboys.
Paul Daigle Pointe Noir Road
Cajun Gold.
John Elton Doucet 2001 Richard School Road
Cajun Accordians.
Andrew Jagneaux
Accordion maker and player.
Rosie Bellard Ledet
Zydeco musician and singer.
Reggie Matte
Jambalaya Cajun Band.
Jean Murphy and Tom Norman
Cajun French musicians and makers of Cajun Mardi Gras costumes and masks.
Art Galleries
Matte's Woodworks and Craft Shop 1220 Pierre Part Road
Le Vieux Moulin Fine Arts and Cajun Gift Shop 402 Canal Street
Features unique items created and crafted by area artists and artisans, books on Acadiana, and a variety of Cajun gifts, including jewelry and canes. Owners entertain tourists with Cajun and Gospel music.
Crowley Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Dave Petitjean
Cajun humorist.
Eunice Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Nonc Allie
Cajun accordion player and bandleader of Basile Cajun Band.
Julia Allison
Garde Soliel maker.
Bersia Ardoin
Quilt maker and crochet worker.
Bois Sec Ardoin
Musician.
Morris Ardoin
Musician.
Mary Bell
Wood carver.
Fred Charlie
Cajun musician and bandleader of Acadiana Cajuns.
Geno Delafosse
Zydeco musician.
Elaine Sittig Dupre
Farm produce grower.
Herbert Fontenot
Corn grinder and rice huller.
John Willie Fontenot
Cajun musician.
Royne Fontenot
Violin maker.
Courtney Granger
Musician.
J. C. Labbie
Cajun accordion player and bandleader of Ses Amis Cajuns.\
Carleen Sittig Landry
Crawfish taxidermist.
Ray Landry
Cajun musician and bandleader of Ray Landry's Cajun Band.
Rosie Ledet
Musician.
Felton LeJeune
Musician.
Jessie LeJeune
Violin maker.
Georgie Manuel
Cajun Courir de Mardi Gras screen mask maker.
Shelton Manuel
Musician.
Bobby Michot
Cajun musician.
Lawrence Moncla
Cypress swing maker.
Chiquita Morton
Spinner and weaver.
Greg Mouton
Accordion maker.
Pat and Claude Oubre
Rosary makers.
Alicia Palmer
Cypress figure maker.
Dirk Powell
Musician.
Jo Jo Reed
Musician.
Joel Savoy
Cajun fiddler.
Charles Seale
Soap maker.
George Sonnier
Cajun musician and bandleader of Cajun Way.
Donald Thibodeaux
Cajun musician and bandleader of Cajun Fever.
Emile Thibodeaux
Cajun musician and bandleader of Tasso Loop Ramblers.
Kenneth Thibodeaux
Cajun musician and bandleader of Cajun Dance.
Debra and Etienne Viator
Violin makers.
Moise and Alida Viator
Musicians.
Lindzey Young
Cajun fiddler.
Museums Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural Center 250 West Park Avenue
Bi-lingual (French/English) exhibits, artifacts, historical photographs, and short films that interpret the history, language, music, and architecture of the Cajuns who settled the prairie area of southwest Louisiana. Programming includes: craft demonstrations featuring accordion making, spinning, quilt making, and fabrication of the unique Mardi Gras costumes of the prairie area; an interpretive musical program featuring local musicians giving lessons and explaining their instruments and the music they play; and, Cajun cooking demonstrations by local volunteers. Administered and operated by the Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve of the National Park Service.
Eunice Museum (Founded 1984) 220 South C. C. Duson Drive
Located in the old train depot, the museum includes historical memorabilia, photographs, and documents of early life on the Cajun prairie. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cajun Music Hall of Fame and Museum 240 South C. C. Duson Drive
Photographs, biographies, and instruments of famous Cajun musicians, including one of the first accordions made in Louisiana. In 1995, the Louisiana State Legislature proclaimed the City of Eunice the official site for the Cajun Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Sponsored by the Cajun French Music Association. See www.cfma@br-online.com.
Art Galleries
Dee's Cajun Gifts and Souvenirs 203 South Second Street
A variety of souvenirs and crafts from Cajun Country, including Cajun and Zydeco musical recordings.
I Made This 205 South Second Street
Poitier's Prairie Cajun Inn 110 West Park Avenue
Wide selection of Cajun crafts, cookbooks, and specialty foods.
Art in Public Space
Prairie Mural Corner of North Second Street and Laurel Avenue
Painted by internationally renowned muralist, Robert Dafford.
Statue of Eunice Pharr Duson Corner of South Second Street and Park Avenue
Dedicated in 1994.
Performing Arts Facilities
Liberty Center 200 West Park Avenue
A restored 1924 movie theater that hosts the internationally known Rendezvous des Cajuns radio and television show. The show, often referred to as the 'Grand Ole Opry' of Cajun Country, features Cajun and Zydeco music and humorists. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was included in the Great American Movies Preservation Press Guide published by the Smithsonian Institution. The Liberty Center also enjoys a formal relationship with the Southern Arts Federation (Atlanta, Georgia) with its continuing financial and other support of the Center's initiative to preserve Cajun heritage and showcase cultural events.
St. Thomas More Hall LSUE Drive
Small venue for local productions.
Health and Technology Building LSUE
Eunice Players Theatre.
Eunice Area Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Mark Savoy U.S. Highway 190 (East)
Cajun musician and accordion maker.
Ann Savoy U.S. Highway 190 (East)
Cajun musician and vocalist.
Mamou Jamie Berzas
Cajun accordion player and bandleader of Cajun Tradition.
Ed Deshotel
Singer and storyteller.
Ville Platte Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Charlene Vizena Quinilty
Traditional Acadian-style spinner and weaver.
Performing Arts Facilities
Ville Platte Civic Center 704 North Soileau Street
Ville Platte Area Artists, Musicians, and Craftspeople
Roy Chafin Pine Prairie
Country and Blues musician.
Shane West Pine Prairie
Country music performer.
Keisha Pine Prairie
Gospel music singer.
Roger LaBas Pine Prairie
Blueberry grower.
Hosea Thibodeaux Pine Prairie
Wine maker.
Rayford and Dot Fontenot Pine Prairie
Soap and jewelry makers.
Acey Ardoin Pine Prairie
Maker of custom fishing rods and flies.
Barry Guillory Pine Prairie
Horseshoe maker.
Rayford West and J. R. Holden Pine Prairie
Cornmeal grinders.
Murf Campbell Pine Prairie
Ax handle maker.
Ella LaFleur Pine Prairie
Wine maker.
Johnny Fontenot Turkey Creek
Cane syrup maker.
Everett Johnson Turkey Creek
Knife maker.
Rhonda Butler Turkey Creek
Soap and bath salts maker.
Ella Daniel Turkey Creek
Goat cheese maker.
Tommy Compton Turkey Creek
Gunsmith.
Marie Sharp Turkey Creek
Cake maker.
Velma Johnson Turkey Creek
Quilt maker.
Roger LaBas Turkey Creek
Blueberry grower and Faith Healer.
Performing Arts Facilities
Chataignier Community Center Chataignier
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