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These are the building blocks of the distinctive culture found on the Zydeco-Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1595343877491-2JR1ST1MQ0BBPITF2NID/AttractionsArnaudvillePaddlersDSC_7490.jpg Home - Heritage Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes are in the heart of a region known as Acadiana—named for the Acadians, the French-speaking Cajuns, who came here centuries ago. Cajun food, music and joie de vivre help define and add spice to prairie life, but Cajuns are only part of a rich cultural mélange found no place else. https://www.zydecocajunbyway.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2021-11-23 https://www.zydecocajunbyway.com/attractions daily 0.75 2022-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601064119169-O3UM28DEWVUK9WILAP6A/84045816_474524926791248_9147105701284282368_o.jpg Attractions - Church Point (Founded 1843) Cajun Musicians Capital & the Buggy Capital Courir de Mardi Gras - February/March Cajun Woodstock - April Twinned with Church Point, Nova Scotia & Bertrix, Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601064450726-X5035JJ62DCCADW89DCG/raynefrog4.jpg Attractions - Rayne (Founded 1883) Frog Capital of the World & the City of Murals St. Joseph’s Cemetery - listed by Ripley’s “Believe It or Not” Antique shops Bernard-Bertrand Museum Rayne Frog Festival - May Twinned with Neufchâteau, Belgium & Granby, Québec https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1608068274197-KV9NDK9HA0JB7LF5JBY3/Crowley.png Attractions - Crowley (Founded 1887) Rice Capital of America Restored Crowley Motor Co. housing City Hall, History of Crowley, Rice Interpretive Center, J.D. Miller Music & Ford Automotive Museums Historic Rice Theatre offers live performances Mouton Accordions National Historic Register - 200+ Grand Opera House of the South International Rice Festival - October Rice City Classic Car & Antique Tractor Show - April Twinned with Vaux-sur-Sûre, Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1614203451079-D7J0UT1HDFNBZDW3Q3JH/Charlene+Richard+grave.jpg Attractions - Richard Little Cajun Saint of Southwest Louisiana, Charlene Marie Richard, grave site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1608223879404-I2VNXJP0IL2SUSG1RIHG/Iota+2.jpg Attractions - Iota Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras Folklife Festival - February/March https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601064781622-O1MN901ZCZC4BJBVKUIY/GettyImages-152632186.jpg Attractions - Roberts Cove German Museum Kelly’s Landing, John Deere Museum & Cajun Prairie Farm Agro Tour (Rice & Crawfish) Germanfest - October https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1635794588314-N1OF9QMG2TFTPQ1OVYLF/Evangeline+Parish+MG+2.jpg Attractions - Mamou (Founded 1907) Cajun Music Capital of the World Lakeview Park & Beach Dancehall Fred’s Lounge - Saturday morning Cajun music for over 40 years Historic & Haunted Hotel Cazan Le Courir de Mardi Gras à Cheval - February/March Mamou Cajun Music Festival - September Twinned with Sprimont, Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1614204272999-CPTYKERNVK0QWD339J5W/Basile+Mural+2.JPG Attractions - Basile (Founded 1898) Nathan Abshire Museum Louisiana Swine Festival - November https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1614272676604-V4D2Z4RAX1GQUR081LOH/Ville+Platte.jpg Attractions - Ville Platte (Founded 1824) Swamp Pop Capital of the World Smoked Meat Capital of the World Home to Floyd’s Record Shop (Flat Town Music Co.) Swamp Pop Museum Evangeline - commemorative bronze statue Louisiana State Arboretum - 300-acre nature preserve Native Plant Heritage Garden Chicot State Park - built in 1930’s, the largest state park in Louisiana, over 6,000 acres Miller’s Lake Bird Sanctuary Le Grand Hoorah - April Le Festival de la Viande Boucanee - May Louisiana Cotton Festival - October Le Tournoi de la Ville Platte - October Twinned with Durbuy, Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601311486243-VTCT3MZYF84VMUSU6U7G/DSC_3301.jpg Attractions - Pine Prairie (Founded 1904) Crooked Creek Recreation Area Boggy Bayou Festival - April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601311597196-NIY01JJYS4T8XBDX58CA/DSC_3391.jpg Attractions - Turkey Creek (Founded 1957) Home to many artisans and crafts people Lil Dega Speedway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601065355074-ZSWWF3G3K1Q300KT5O9B/MiscellaneousAgricultureThibodeauxFarmDSC_2552.jpg Attractions - Chataignier (Founded 1856) Bird watching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601313180515-D6FFJYO11DDXC62NNZXY/MiscellaneousTreesLebeauDSC_3003.png Attractions - Lebeau Lebeau Zydeco Festival - June/July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1607638138608-A00XELQAFVRFFQP0HLCX/ATTRPalmettoBuddensDSC_2930.jpg Attractions - Palmetto (Founded 1888) Budden’s General Store, opened 1934 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1607633880466-VKCP596D693N1WWGU1RV/ATTRARNAUDVILLELITTLEBIGCUPDSC_0434.jpg Attractions - Arnaudville (Inc. 1870) La Junction - the meeting of Bayou Teche & Bayou Fuselier Bayou Teche Brewing Art Galleries & Collectives Semaine de la Francophonie - April Étouffée Festival - April Twinned with Jausiers, France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601313965904-TW5YCL389UIFLCN16UYQ/ATTRSAntiqueSchoolMallDSC_1370.jpg Attractions - Washington (Founded 1720) Major steamboat port in the 1800s National Historic District Nearly 100 antique dealers Twinned with Fosses-la-Ville, Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601313726851-13D5W05FJK2Z0NLGJM1H/DSC_0785.JPG Attractions - Port Barre (Founded 1760) Birth Place of Bayou Teche Cracklin' Festival - November https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601312540636-YQUJPEPGATKG9D8XYD1O/Liberty+resized.jpg Attractions - Eunice (Founded 1894) Prairie Cajun Capital Liberty Theatre - featuring live Cajun & Zydeco music Saturdays, Rendez—vous des Cajuns show Savoy Music Center - Saturday morning Cajun music jam sessions Jean Lafitte National State Park - Prairie Acadian Cultural Center Eunice Depot Museum Cajun French Music Hall of Fame & Museum Courir de Mardi Gras - February/March World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-Off - March Twinned with La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium & Caraquet, New Brunswick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601313362422-1ZWPI41EZIU8HS16WLMC/MiscellaneousWaterTowersMelvilleDSC_2830.jpg Attractions - Melville (Founded 1889) Filming location for the last scene of Easy Rider https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601313293651-EQOIVUT3RKJ378MYC481/AtchafalayaHeritageAreaResized.jpg Attractions - Krotz Springs (Founded 1899) Atchafalaya River Basin Gateway Sportsmen’s Heritage Festival - May https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1607637267942-IZKVZ2JYEAMR1HF1XEIE/Credit+Philip+Gould.jpg Attractions - Opelousas (Founded 1720) Louisiana’s third oldest city Zydeco Capital of the World Le Vieux Village Historical Park, Heritage Museum & Tourist Center Opelousas Museum & Interpretive Center Louisiana Orphan Train Museum Amédé Ardoin Commemorative The birthplace of the “King of Zydeco”, the late Clifton Chenier Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival - August/September Twinned with Florennes, Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601312960246-7KA1QSG2RHV0OX8UJJ55/ATTRGrandCoteauStCharlesCollegeDSC_9897.jpg Attractions - Grand Coteau (Founded 1776) National Historic District - over 70 architectural or historic properties. Also noted for its magnificent live oak allée Academy of the Sacred Heart, est. in 1821. Location of only miracle in the US certified by the Vatican Sweet Dough Pie Festival - October https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0341c78cea4c639ef52f7d/1601313865510-H61FX26300W02O0KV8UU/DSC_1593.jpg Attractions - Sunset (Founded 1904) Rubboard Capital of the World Antiques & Specialty Shops Herb Fest - May Twinned with Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon, France & Nassogne, Belgium