The parades, tours, and public revelry of Mardi Gras have all been put on hold until 2022. But that won’t stop the music from playing. Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, and special guest Marcella Simien, will be performing live from Vermilionville Performance Center in Creole country – Lafayette, LA. Join them live this weekend. February 13, 2021 7:30pm CST/8:30pm EST 48-hour access to the stream if you can’t join us live. Starting at 7:30, before the performance begins at 8:00, the audience will have a backstage pass to the band with greetings and brief interviews, as well as a lively discussion about the Creole Mardi Gras traditions of south Louisiana. This livestream event promises to be a memorable night of music, fun, and togetherness. Buy Tickets Here The first 20 participants to answer this trivia question correctly will get a free ticket emailed to them. Enter your name and email address below along with your answer. (If there is a number in the answer, please spell it out. Please capitalize your answer.)

Date: November 5, 2020 Contact: Susan Dolney Phone: 605-886-3698 Fax: 605-886-1943 Sharing the Spirit of the Holidays Opelousas, LA--- The Evangeline Downs Hotel is offering a free night’s stay on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day to travelers visiting family members having to spend the holiday in local nursing homes, hospitals, and treatment centers. “Home with family for the holidays is not always possible. We hope we can help by providing accommodations to those visiting loved ones in the Opelousas area’s hospitals and nursing homes with our spirit of the holidays,” stated Ronette Sam, General Manager. The Evangeline Downs Hotel is owned by Evangeline Hospitality, LLC, and is managed by Venerts Hotel Management, Inc. of Watertown, SD. The Sharing the Spirit is promoted by all of their managed hotels which can be found on www.venertshotelmanagement.com. Guests can request the free accommodations by calling in advance as there are a limited number of rooms available. For more information call Ronette at Evangeline Downs Hotel 337-407-2121.