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Barricades were up around the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center. The Center is scheduled to reopen at noon Friday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Barricades were up around the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center. The Center is scheduled to reopen at noon Friday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Prairie Acadian Cultural Center to reopen Friday

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The National Park Service announced the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve will resume regular programming at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice. Programs planned include the following. Noon, Friday, kickoff. 12:30 pm Friday, Cooking demonstration featuring Michelle Brown.
From left are KVPI General Manager Mark Layne, Heritage Manor activity director and Rotarian Pat Duplechin, and Rotary President Bob Manuel. (Ville Platte Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

From left are KVPI General Manager Mark Layne, Heritage Manor activity director and Rotarian Pat Duplechin, and Rotary President Bob Manuel. (Ville Platte Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Swamp Pop defined a generation in South Louisiana

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
What do alligators, big blue diamonds, and red wine have in common? They are all subjects of songs from a musical genre known as Swamp Pop that defined a generation in South Louisiana. Mark Layne, the general manager of KVPI in Ville Platte, presented a history of the music at Tuesday’s (Feb.

Music, entertainment set for Tee Mamou - Iota Folklife Festival

Harlan Kirgan
Monday, February 24, 2025
The 2025 Mardi Gras celebration in Iota begins Monday, March 3 — Lundi Gras — with live music at the Iota Veterans Memorial Pavilion. The Eighties Experience will kick off at 7 p.m. with Colby Latiolais & Ambush closing out the night from 9:30 to 11 30 p.m.

Full day of entertainment on tap for Mardi Gras celebration in Crowley

Harlan Kirgan
Monday, February 24, 2025
Five live acts will provide musical entertainment from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the annual Carnival d’Acadie Mardi Gras celebration in Crowley on Fat Tuesday, March 4. The overall look of the event will be a little different as work continues on the new pavilion and urban park.

3 days of Mardi Gras activities planned at Mamou

Harlan Kirgan
Monday, February 24, 2025
Over the three-day celebration, Mamou will feature music on the northside and southside stages. On the southside, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys will play Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ferral Manuel and Wild Rice Band will perform from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Lakeview Park and Beach schedules Mardi Gras events

Harlan Kirgan
Monday, February 24, 2025
The 17th annual Lundi Gras Boucherie will be held at Lakeview Park and Beach. Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, with Horace Trahan and the Ossun Express from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. On Saturday, Jason Frey and Lagniappe (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
News notes items

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller
Monday, February 24, 2025
CDA meeting set March 3 Court Eunice, 208, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, will have a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 3 at the Jeanmard Hall on North 3rd. Current members are urged to attend and bring a non-perishable food item to assist in re-stocking the Eunice Food Bank.

Determining when succulents should be repotted

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 21, 2025
From the Bulb and Blossom Garden Club Succulents should be repotted every 12 to 18 months to keep the soil healthy. Often when a succulent has been in the same soil for a long time, nutrients in the soil have become depleted.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 21, 2025
The following people obtained marriage licenses at the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, Feb. 13 Nolfradys Marcelo Gallo Nunez and Norma Soledad de la Pascua Escobar, both of Carencro. Steven Bourque and Alzire Rose Lanclos, both of Opelousas.