24 Oct 2018

Arpeggios Lounge & Event Center

2022-11-10T14:42:17-06:00

Hear soulful songbirds, jazz, brass, and blues at this funky, French-quarter style music venue. Arpeggio's Lounge is located in downtown Opelousas, and hosts a variety of musically talented bands and vocal artists on the 1st Sunday of every month. Some of the crowd favorites include JB Jaax & The Band, The Mike Foster Project, and Quiana Lynell, all of which are returning musicians. For $20.00 a ticket you can enjoy an unforgettable music experience in an intimate setting with hors-d'oeuvre made by Chef Katrina Poullard.

Arpeggios Lounge is also open for lunch Monday through Friday and serves Creole-style dishes. Those looking for group dining options or a special event venue can also be accommodated at Arpeggios.

Arpeggios Lounge & Event Center2022-11-10T14:42:17-06:00
11 Sep 2018

Teche Vermilion Pumping Station

2020-01-23T13:58:22-06:00

To the diverse people who live here, bayous are essential to the quality of life, not just a waterway or means of travel, but important to industries, a form of recreation, and an unscathed natural beauty. They provide great fishing spots for outdoor enthusiasts and allow for kayak and canoe races and even festivals to be held year-round. The Teche-Vermilion Pumping station, located in Krotz Springs, Louisiana, was designed to help restore water quality and quantity, protect the regional groundwater supply, and to provide additional water for irrigation. It is vital to keeping these bayous clean and prevents stagnation. The pumps also service boats and other small vessels when the water level is too low to launch. Learn more about Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District and take a personalized tour of the pumping station. You'll understand the importance of the pumps to our waterways and our people.

This attraction is on the Atchafalaya Water Heritage Trail. Learn more at Waterheritage.Atchafalaya.org.

  • Guided tours are available by appointment only.

  • 7644 Highway 105, Krotz Springs, Louisiana 70750

  • Free Admission

  • Allot 45 minutes for a guided tour of the facility.

  • Bus parking is available.

  • 337-233-6902 or 337-566-8927

Teche-Vermillion Pumping Station, Krotz Springs, Louisiana
Teche-Vermillion Pumping Station, Krotz Springs, Louisiana
Teche-Vermillion Pumping Station, Krotz Springs, Louisiana

Teche Vermilion Pumping Station2020-01-23T13:58:22-06:00
11 Sep 2018

Art Box Studio & Gallery

2024-10-21T14:59:04-05:00

Neketta Guillory, the owner of Art Box Studio, is a native of St. Landry Parish and has been an art instructor for over a decade in Opelousas, Louisiana. Her style is vibrant and bold with a blend of influences from her mentor, John T. Scott, a New Orleans-based artist, and her time spent in West Africa. Her work can be viewed and purchased in the gallery next door or you can take lessons from Neketta herself in the studio.

The Art Box offers a wide variety of top-notch services, such as open studio times, poetry readings, music events, private arts and crafts lessons, and a selection of other hands-on learning experiences for adults and children. Check the calendar for lessons or book for a private party. The studio can take groups of up to 16.

Artbox, Opelousas, Louisiana
Artbox, Opelousas, Louisiana
Artbox, Opelousas, Louisiana

Art Box Studio & Gallery2024-10-21T14:59:04-05:00
24 Jul 2018

Zydeco Music Exhibit

2020-01-28T10:30:54-06:00

This is the perfect attraction for zydeco music fans. The Zydeco Music Exhibit is in Opelousas, Louisiana the birthplace of Grammy award-winning, zydeco legends such as Terrance Simien and Clifton Chenier. Interpretive panels display a musical timeline beginning with early la-la and the musicians who would later influence zydeco music. This presentation includes seven panels total, that display the legends of zydeco, the history, and information on how Creole sounds developed from the colonial period to the present in South Louisiana.

You can find the Zydeco Music Exhibit at Le Vieux Village Heritage Park, an attraction featuring Opelousas' most historic places. The exhibit is housed in the Opelousas Visitor Center, also known as the Jarrell House. The center also houses the Jim Bowie Display and a gift store featuring local artwork, cookbooks, and souvenirs.

Ici on parle français. French is spoken here.

Le Vieux Village Heritage Park in Opelousas, Louisiana
The Whiteville Schoolhouse at Le Vieux Village Heritage Park in Opelousas, Louisiana
Le Vieux Village in Opelousas, Louisiana
Zydeco Music Exhibit2020-01-28T10:30:54-06:00
24 Jul 2018

Washington Museum & Tourist Center

2022-02-28T11:46:39-06:00

Make this your first stop in Washington, Louisiana for information on sites, attractions, and the history of Washington. More than 80 percent of this steamboat town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At this museum and information center, you can pick up a map of these historic locations around town for your own walking tour. You can also check out their displays with examples of Acadiana brown cotton blankets and antique loom, antique agriculture equipment, white oak weaved baskets, and Native American tools.

  • Friday-Sunday 10am-3pm

  • 404 North Main Street, Washington, Louisiana 70589

  • 337-324-8658

Washington Museum and Tourist Center, Washington, Louisiana
Washington Museum and Tourist Center, Washington, Louisiana
Washington Museum and Tourist Center, Washington, Louisiana

Washington Museum & Tourist Center2022-02-28T11:46:39-06:00
24 Jul 2018

Thistlethwaite Wildlife Management Area

2021-09-22T11:01:07-05:00

The Thistlethwaite Wildlife Management Area is a peaceful, secluded spot for enjoying the natural wildlife of South Central Louisiana. The nature preserve is a 17-square mile tract offering 11,000 acres of mature bottomland hardwoods utilized for hunting as well as birding and nature walks. To get there, take Interstate-49 North to Exit 27. Travel north on LA 10/LA 182 for 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Plant Road, then go approximately 0.5 miles to the WMA entrance.

Thistlethwaite WMA, Washington, LA

Thistlethwaite Wildlife Management Area2021-09-22T11:01:07-05:00
23 Jul 2018

Liberty Theatre

2022-09-28T16:08:01-05:00

The Liberty is currently closed for renovations. Check out their progress here.

The Liberty Theatre is one of Louisiana's most iconic concert halls. Since 1987, the world has flocked to the Liberty Theatre for the Saturday night "Rendez-vous des Cajuns," a live radio and TV show featuring Cajun and zydeco music bands. The first show took place the evening of July 11 and featured Julius Angelle "Papa Cairo" Lamperez, Chuck Guillory and His Rhythm Boys, and the Church Point Playboys. More recently, Grammy-nominated bands graced the stage such as Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers or The Magnolia Sisters. You could dance with Louisiana music legends every Saturday night at 6pm. Listen to past concerts on KRVS.

The Liberty Amusement Co. formed in 1920 and hosted comedic acts such as "Happy Gowland." In 1924, the owners A. F. McGee, Sr. and Claude Keller took their acts to a new location, the corner of Park Avenue and Second Street where The Liberty still stands today. The restored vaudeville theatre would host other musical events throughout the year including Creole Accordion Kings, Cajun Fiddle Masters, and a Tribute to Hank Williams, Sr. The Liberty Theatre was also available year-round to groups. Groups could book the space for dance lessons or even a private party.

Ici on parle français. French is spoken here.

Liberty Theater in Eunice Louisiana
Liberty Theater in Eunice Louisiana
Tribute to Hank Williams Sr. in Eunice, Louisiana
Liberty Theater in Eunice Louisiana
Liberty Theater in Eunice Louisiana
Liberty Theatre2022-09-28T16:08:01-05:00
23 Jul 2018

St. Landry Catholic Church & Cemetery

2022-04-01T16:46:12-05:00

Visit the second oldest church parish in the Lafayette Catholic Diocese, St. Landry Catholic Church of Opelousas. The earliest documented ritual performed was a baptism on May 16, 1756. However, the parish church was officially founded in 1770 as The Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Post of Opelousas by French Capuchin friars. Since the 1700s, more ornate churches have been built, and the current edifice, designed and completed by noted Opelousas architect, Tilghman George Chachere, Sr. in 1909, is a Gothic form of structure with Romanesque motifs. Also, view stained-glass windows made in France by German artisans.

Another reason to visit St. Landry Catholic Church is the captivating image of Lieutenant Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur fighting to save the lives of American POWs during WWII. The Father Lafleur Monument can be found on the grounds of the church, near the entrance.

"Sculpted by renowned Italian artist, Franco Alessandrini, Lieutenant Father Lafleur's last heroic crowning moment of life is depicted in white Carrara marble. Beautifully carved is Father Lafleur struggling to push men to possible freedom from the hull of the torpedoed and sinking 'hell ship', the Shinyo Maru while water pours down over them."

You can learn more about Father Lafleur on a tour of the church and cemetery with historian James Douget. Guided tours are available for groups and individuals by appointment.

During the second and third weekends of October, see costumed re-enactors portray historic Opelousas figures in the cemetery during the St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery Tours & Historic Reenactments. This historic cemetery contains graves that date back to the 1790s. Veterans from various wars are buried here, along with old prominent families of the Opelousas area. Louisiana Governor Jacques Dupré and his wife are buried here, as well as one of Napoléon Bonaparte's soldiers, Gen. Garrigues de Flaugeac. This event welcomes bus groups and also offers handicap-accessible tours! Additionally, tours of the St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery can be arranged throughout the year by appointment.

St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry Catholic Church & Cemetery2022-04-01T16:46:12-05:00
23 Jul 2018

Shrine of St. John Berchmans

2022-06-20T09:25:43-05:00

Located at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, the Shrine of Saint John Berchmans sits on the site of the 1866 miraculous cure of a Religious of the Sacred Heart. As a novice, Mary Wilson was sent to Grand Coteau in the hopes that a milder climate would improve her poor health. However, her health continued to deteriorate, and she was confined to the infirmary the month after her arrival. Hopeful, yet anticipating Mary's death any day, the religious offered a novena to Blessed John Berchmans. Mary's testimony describes an apparition of John Berchmans followed by immediate relief from her pain and her subsequent recovery. The Catholic Church investigated this cure, and it was used in the canonization process of Saint John Berchmans in 1888. The infirmary, where this miracle occurred, is now the Shrine of Saint John Berchmans, a peaceful place of devotion and pilgrimage.

While on campus, visit Le Petit Musée, a museum dedicated to the history of the Academy of the Sacred Heart.  Founded in 1821, under the direction of Saint Philippine Duchesne, the Academy has remained in continuous operation through fire, epidemic, and war.

Shrine of St. John Berchmanns, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
Shrine of St. John Berchmanns, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
Shrine of St. John Berchmanns, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
Shrine of St. John Berchmans2022-06-20T09:25:43-05:00
23 Jul 2018

Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA)

2021-03-12T09:49:55-06:00

Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA) encompasses 40,638 thousand acres within the Atchafalaya Basin—located in Pointe Coupee, Iberville and St. Martin Parishes as well as St. Landry Parish. The WMA complex is a playground for outdoor enthusiasts with opportunities for hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, and bird watching. The complex features nature trails, ATV trails, and a boat launch with access to Little Alabama and Big Alabama bayous. A shooting range complex consisting of rifle, handgun, archery and skeet shooting is available for year-round use.

Development and management have improved access, habitat, wildlife populations, and public use on the Sherburne WMA complex. Camping is permitted on two designated camping areas, one of each on the northern and southern portions of the area. The complex is located off of Highway 975, which connects with Highway 190 near Krotz Springs on the north, and I-10 at Whiskey Bay on the south near Arnaudville.

Every summer, the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area offers hands-on activities for children and adults during, Step Outside Day. WMA management offers classes in fishing, archery, rock climbing, and more. Rangers also offer Cajun-style cooking and boat tours on the bayou.

Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in Krotz Springs, Louisiana
Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in Krotz Springs, Louisiana
Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in Krotz Springs, Louisiana
Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in Krotz Springs, Louisiana
Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA)2021-03-12T09:49:55-06:00

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

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