fbpx
27 May 2022

Louisiana Farm Tour 2022

2023-12-22T14:46:56-06:00

Heartland Tours is an agritourism company that unites people to the land and each other through educational farm bus tours. Tours include seven farm tour options that span from one to three days with prices starting at $30. Double occupancy prices are also available. Delicious Louisiana food is served each day with live music all throughout the trip. Learn more about the agriculture industry and see how your food is grown on the Heartland Tour this October.

Tickets include lodging, transportation, farm tours, a tour guide, bus snacks, a goody bag, concert tickets, and meals with an exception of one supper. One of the three nights includes a unique farm-to-table experience: A catered meal with live music at La Casetta at the Farm in Melville, Louisiana. You can find more details about the concert at the farm here.

Stops include: Frogmore Cotton Gin and Plantation, Natchitoches Pecan Co, LSU Center for River Studies, Sugarfield Spirits, Fullness Farm, ICCR Dairy, and Cannatella Farms.

Let Heartland Tours take care of the details and enjoy the ride!

Louisiana Farm Tour 20222023-12-22T14:46:56-06:00
7 Apr 2022

Opelousas Museum 30th Anniversary

2022-04-22T12:49:03-05:00

On Tuesday, April 26, stop by to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center. There will be cake and beverages to enjoy among the intriguing collection of artifacts and photos.

To much fanfare, the museum opened in April 1992 under the administration of Mayor John Joseph. A forward-thinking team of residents championed the effort that involved extensive fundraising for a dream. Professional historians, exhibit designers, and other consultants helped create beautiful displays to showcase the history and culture of Opelousas.

Exhibits cover prehistory, agriculture, home and family, business, music, and food. One room is dedicated to the Civil War, and two rooms house the Geraldine Smith Welch Doll Collection of over 400 dolls. The Rod Milburn exhibit holds memorabilia of the Olympic Gold Medalist. The museum also holds the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival Archives Louisiana and Video Collection.

Opelousas Museum 30th Anniversary2022-04-22T12:49:03-05:00
31 Mar 2022

Saturdays at the Museum

2022-12-09T16:05:03-06:00

The Washington Museum & Tourist Center is open and ready for business.  On select Saturdays, they will spotlight cultural touchstones in the community ranging from musicians to artists and craftsmen.

On September 17th, at 10am, the Town of Washington Museum will be having Mr. Howard Ware as its guest speaker. Mr. Ware was a star athlete at Paul L. Dunbar High School, who went on to become the head coach of track and field at a university in Austin, Texas. He was also the founder, and president of the Austin Striders Track Club, where he trained and developed youth to compete in track and field events.

Stay tuned for more events to come! Call the museum at 337-826-3626 for more information.

Saturdays at the Museum2022-12-09T16:05:03-06:00
25 Mar 2022

Spiritual Influence of Classical Architecture & Art in Grand Coteau

2022-03-25T10:49:33-05:00

This springtime event is a comprehensive tour of the Spiritual Influence of Classical Architecture in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. On Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 9am – 5pm, visit classically inspired buildings such as the St. Borromeo Catholic Church, St. Charles College, the Academy of Sacred Heart, and more.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to identify religious history and classical symbolism in the Jesuit and Sacred Heart religious orders, as well as, recognize classical art in Catholic structures. They will also be able to identify local religious and residential building materials in southern Louisiana dating from 1796 to 1909 and recall proper renovation techniques of antebellum structures.

All attendees will receive take-home information about the St. Charles Borromeo architecture, art, and history. Throughout the tour, professional speakers will provide intimate knowledge of the buildings, sites, people, and cultural significance of these classically-inspired places.

A boxed lunch and afternoon refreshments will be provided. Participants will need their own transportation from each venue.

For questions contact Peter Patout at peter@peterpatout.com or Eddie Cazayoux at edwardjc@centurytel.net.

Download a complete itinerary here.

See nearby accommodations.

Spiritual Influence of Classical Architecture & Art in Grand Coteau2022-03-25T10:49:33-05:00
21 Mar 2022

Fête de la Nature

2024-03-28T14:35:30-05:00

Fête de la Nature is a celebration of Acadiana’s natural surroundings through art, music, food, and science. This event takes place at Atelier de la Nature in Arnaudville, Louisiana. Throughout the day, scientists will lead an open-to-the-public BioBlitz. At the BioBlitz, participants search for every species of bird, reptile, insect, plant and fungus living at the reserve.

A benefit lunch will be run by Chef Colt Patin of the Culinary Institute of Baton Rouge, his students, and Scouts Troop 174. Food will be sold at the event with proceeds will help fund Atelier de la Nature’s youth education programs.

Register for this event for free here.

This event is made possible in partnership with Cycle Zydeco.

Multilingual accessibility (French/Spanish/English). Please contact Atelier de la Nature for other accessibility requests.

About Wayne Singleton and Same Ol’ 2 Step:

Wayne Singleton, founder, lead vocalist and accordionist of the band Wayne Singleton & Same Ol 2 Step, was raised in Lewisburg, Louisiana; a community centered in the area considered to be the birthplace of Zydeco, Wayne has been playing Zydeco music since the age of seven.
Now, nearly 25 years in the music industry, Wayne writes most of his own songs, and is a very versatile musician having mastered every instrument played in his band. Wayne Singleton has earned his status and reputation of being one of elite of among zydeco musicians. He has experience of playing with many of legendary Zydeco bands and Zydeco artist like Beau Jocque, Zydeco Force, Keith Frank, Chris Ardoin, Sean Ardoin, Andre Thierry and many more.
Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2 Step can not only produce and perform traditional and new Zydeco music, the band has also the canny ability to give soul and country hits a Zydeco/Creole flavor. The touch of nouveau Zydeco music has put them at a different level, without compromising their traditional roots. The demand for the music of these 2-steppin’ guys is growing daily, and you can find Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2 Step playing at historical Zydeco venues, and they are in great demand for local and national festivals. When you see Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2 Step at work, you will see the best. Wayne Singleton & Same Ol 2 Step will make you dance!

Fête de la Nature2024-03-28T14:35:30-05:00
4 Mar 2022

Halloween Art & Nature Fest

2023-12-11T16:37:27-06:00

Celebrate Halloween at this festival on the last Saturday in October from 11am-4pm at Atelier de la Nature. The nature preserve is located along the Corridor des Arts near Arnaudville. At this free event, parents have a great opportunity for their kids to celebrate Halloween safely. Learn about the importance of the environment while also celebrating Halloween through art, music, food & science.

Last year’s festival theme was “The Deep” (deep sea life, deep roots both cultural and botanical, deep time, deep traditions, and more). Festival goers had the opportunity to meet special guests including:
● Award-winning Special Effects Artist, Chuck Varga, Neptune the official King of the Coney Island Day Mermaid Parade coming from New York City
● Walter Sandifier III, Spy Boy of the Beautiful Creole Apache Mardi Gras Indian Tribe from New Orleans.
● Award-winning Playwright Lisa D’Amour from New Orleans.
Last year’s activities included:
● Meet mermaids, buccaneers, and King Neptune
● A life-sized whale skeleton sculpture
● Mardi Gras Indian water Inspired performance
● Meet mythical aquatic characters from the Ocean Filibuster Performance
● Deep roots prairie grass sculptural installation
● Giant Glow in the Gulf of Mexico lantern-shark and deep-water anglerfish disco ball sculptures
● There Was an Old Mermaid That Swallowed a Shark Game
● Fossilized nano-plankton exhibition
● Magnificent Megalodon Interactive sculpture
● Creatures from the Deep Special Make Up effects demo
● Monumental Jellyfish sculptures and nautical maize
● Meet marine biologists and other Gulf of Mexico Scientists
● Geological core samples exhibition and outreach program
● S.T.E.A.M. activities with Mermaidens
● Deep Wonder augmented reality program
● Deep Explorations Activity Book making workshop and give-away
● Deeply parasitic larval mussel exhibition and activity
● Interactive deep water coral projected installation
● Preserved deep-sea specimens’ exhibition and drawing workshop
● Spine-tingling Storytelling about Jean Lafitte and the pirates of Louisiana
● DIY Aquanaut Costume workshop and submarine sculptures using recycled/up-cycled materials
● Geothermal Energy outreach demo
● Life Aquatic and other deeply inspired music
● Live snakes and other reptiles
● Live spiders and other creepy crawlers with arthropod inspired robots
● Traditional Cajun and Creole cooking using locally sourced ingredients
● Sustainable seafood cooking demo
● Trick or Treating
● Abyss Zone Pumpkin Decorating
+ More!

Be a part of this event by volunteering or as a vendor by emailing info@atelierdelanature.org.

Halloween Art & Nature Fest in Arnaudville, Louisiana
Halloween Art & Nature Fest in Arnaudville, Louisiana
Halloween Art & Nature Fest in Arnaudville, Louisiana
Halloween Art & Nature Fest in Arnaudville, Louisiana
Halloween Art & Nature Fest in Arnaudville, Louisiana
Halloween Art & Nature Fest in Arnaudville, Louisiana
Halloween Art & Nature Fest2023-12-11T16:37:27-06:00
4 Mar 2022

Cemetery Tours & Historical Reenactments

2024-07-19T13:35:12-05:00

Spend some time with voices from the past at the St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery Tours & Historical Reenactments in the Zydeco Capital of the World, Opelousas. This historical group tour will transport you back in time. Reactors focus on a chosen time period in Opelousas’ over 300 years of history and dress the part.

You’ve heard of New Orleans’s famous haunted tours, but you’ve never seen a tour done by the ghosts themselves. Tour the cemetery where Napoleonic General Garrigues de Flaugeac and Louisiana Governor Jacques Dupré are interred with your ghostly guides. 

All proceeds from the cemetery tours fund the Cemetery Historical Restoration Project. The tours began in 2003 and, to date, 30-plus gravesites have been restored.

Saturday tours take place at 6pm, 6:30pm, 7pm, and 7:30pm, while Sunday tours are at 2pm and 3pm. Handicapped accessible tours will be available. Call the organizer for more details. Bus groups are welcome.

St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery Tours in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery Tours and Historical Reenactments in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery Tours and Historical Reenactments in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery Tours and Historical Reenactments in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery Tours and Historical Reenactments in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery Tours and Historical Reenactments in Opelousas, Louisiana
Cemetery Tours & Historical Reenactments2024-07-19T13:35:12-05:00
4 Mar 2022

Tour du Teche 135

2023-12-11T14:45:23-06:00

Tour du Teche is an annual three-day race down the entire course of Bayou Teche in South Louisiana. The race offers options for the adventurous paddler through a pro-race with cash prizes, and a recreational option, the Voyageur Race. Ports of call include Port Barre (start), Leonville, Breaux Bridge, Parks, St. Martinville (1st-day finish), Loreauville, New Iberia, Jeanerette, Charenton, Baldwin, Franklin (2nd-day finish), Centerville, Patterson, Bayou Vista, and Berwick (3rd-day finish). Canoes, kayaks, and pirogues (the traditional Cajun canoe) are welcome to enter. The opening ceremony starts Thursday and the race begins Friday at the Port Barre boat launch.

This event is coordinated by Tour du Teche, Inc., a non-profit organization that was organized to promote outdoor recreation along the Bayou Teche Corridor through St. Landry, St. Martin, Iberia, and St. Mary parishes.

Find nearby accommodations here.

Tour Du Teche in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Tour Du Teche in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Tour Du Teche in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Tour Du Teche in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Tour du Teche 1352023-12-11T14:45:23-06:00

St. Landry Parish Visitor Center
Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm

337.948.8004
978 Kennerson Road (I-49 exit 23)
P.O. Box 1415 • Opelousas, LA 70570

Visitor Guide (En)
Visitor Guide (Fr)

Privacy Policy  |  Copyright St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission  |  Fraud Report
Go to Top