Sunset
Sunset, LA · Arts & Culture
theadvocate.com
A fresh chapter: Lafayette’s South Regional Library gets $2.5 million makeover
Lafayette Consolidated Government has completed $2.5 million in renovations at the South Regional Library, including a new roof, upgraded heating and air conditioning systems and improvements to public spaces. The 37,600-square-foot library, at 6101 Johnston St., opened 18 years ago, when the area was considered the outskirts of Lafayette. It...
DailyDose Us
Boosie took Set It Off all the way to the White House! The Baton Rouge rapper performed his hit song outside the iconic landmark, bringing some Louisiana energy to Washington, D.C. #CaughtOnCamera #FirstVideoChallenge
Developing Lafayette
Inside the Newly Opened Park Lane at the Former Café Vermilionville on Pinhook Road
Park Lane, a locally owned formalwear boutique specializing in evening wear and special occasion styling, has opened its new location inside the former Café Vermilionville building at 1304 W. Pinhook Road in Lafayette, Louisiana. Owned by Kerci McRae-Champagne, the move for Park Lane into the former Café Vermilionville brings...
theadvocate.com
Want a hands-on American history lesson? This traveling museum is coming to Cajun Field.
A traveling museum celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary will be at Cajun Field in Lafayette from Oct. 28 through Nov. 3. Freedom 250’s Freedom Truck will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2351 W. Congress St. Admission is free. The mobile museum features interactive...
theadvocate.com
October is royalty announcement time for the Order of the Troubadours
Acadiana might be falling into the fall season, spooky spirits and all, but for Lafayette Mardi Gras krewes, it’s starting to look like Carnival time. The Krewe of Troubadours recently held its Jesters’ Feast to announce their royal court for the 2026/2027 Mardi Gras season. The elegant affair was held on Sunday, Oct. 11 at the City Club in Lafayette. Members and guests gathered to celebrate the newly revealed Sir Richard Coeur De Lion and Queen Berengaria of Navarre, Christopher Lee and Sydney Dyson.
The Daily Advertiser
Crowley Rice Festival brings local music, food and parades downtown
Downtown Crowley will welcome festivalgoers for four days of music, food, carnival rides and rice traditions when the 89th International Rice Festival returns Oct. 15-18. For Acadiana residents, the celebration offers a chance to hear familiar performers, watch two parades and celebrate the farmers and families behind one of the region’s defining crops. Admission is free, with entertainment spread across the Supreme Rice and Cajun Country Rice sound stages. Wayne Toups, Geno Delafosse, Keith Frank and Jamie Bergeron are among the Louisiana favorites on this year’s lineup. Country performers Easton Corbin, Gyth Rigdon and Ryne Brashear also will take the stage during the weekend. The festival dates back to 1937, when Crowley hosted the first National Rice Festival. Renamed the International Rice Festival in 1946 after a World War II hiatus, the event continues to honor the rice industry and its importance to local farms, businesses and communities. That agricultural heritage remains part of the weekend’s activities. Friday’s schedule includes the Rice and Creole Cookery Contest, Junior King and Queen’s Contest and Children’s Parade. On Saturday, visitors can catch the Fiddle and Accordion Contest, Queen’s Contest and Grand Parade. Music begins Thursday evening, with Dustin Sonnier and Geno Delafosse among
thedailyiberian.com
Things to do this weekend
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Delcambre Shrimp Festival Building, 319 E. Main St., Delcambre. What: A Halloween-themed cake bingo to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Doors open at 10 a.m. with bingo commencing at 11 a.m. Children are encouraged to attend in costume to receive a gift bag. Pizza and refreshments will be available for purchase. Enjoy a wonderful day packed with community fun, sweet treats, and impressive cakes, all while raising vital funds for a great cause.
theadvocate.com
148,000 Lafayette Public Library patrons now required to renew library cards
Most of the 148,000 people with Lafayette Public Library cards have to renew them in the next six months or at least temporarily lose the ability to borrow books and CDs, reserve meeting rooms and download books electronically. Library Director Danny Gillane said email notices went out to all library...
KPLC TV
Jennings changemaker nominated as 2027 LPB Louisiana Legend
JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - A Jennings changemaker has been named one of LPB’s 2027 Louisiana Legends. The award is meant to honor those who was made impacts not only here in Louisiana but beyond our state’s borders. 7News sat down with the one-of-a-kind honoree. For Cleve Francis, it...
Talk 1470 - The Pulse of Lake Charles
The Rice Festival Returns to Crowley This Weekend - Entertainment Schedule
From Easton Corbin, Gyth Rigdon, Wayne Toups, and many more, to carnival rides and parades, the International Rice Festival has plenty planned for its return to Crowley. Here's everything to know if you're thinking about heading to the festival this weekend...
KLFY.com
Sporting News
KLFY News 10
Lafayette local 'Breaking Bad' star RJ Mitte dies at 34, police say
The Daily Advertiser
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles shows Cajun culture still evolving
Thousands gathered in Girard Park Oct. 9-11 as Festivals Acadiens et Créoles celebrated its 52nd year, blending the traditions that helped define Acadiana with new programming designed to showcase how Cajun and Creole culture continues to evolve. The three-day festival, widely recognized as the world's largest Cajun and Creole music and folklife celebration, featured more than 65 bands, expanded cultural programming, a new stage, art exhibitions, educational discussions and hands-on demonstrations tied to Louisiana's unique heritage. This year's event carried the theme, "Revolution and Evolution: Celebrating 250 Years of Cultural Fusion on the Bayou," a nod to the festival's selection as one of just 34 events nationwide to participate in the Smithsonian Institution's Festival of Festivals initiative. Festival President Barry Ancelet emphasized that Cajun and Creole culture has always been shaped by outside influences while simultaneously influencing the broader American cultural landscape. “In recognition of the 250th anniversary of our country, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is a celebration of our own regional version of the American melting pot, our own creolized gumbo pot of culture, music and cuisine,” Ancelet said. “And as part of what became America, South Louisiana has been and continues to be influenced by old-time Appalachian music,
KPLC
Jennings changemaker nominated as 2027 LPB Louisiana Legend
islands.com
Louisiana's 'Rice Capital' Is A Charming Southern City With Antique Shops And A Historic Downtown
Tucked away in the Cajun Prairie is Crowley, a charming city that helped shape the Bayou State's early agricultural history. Crowley has a population of about 11,100, but it holds the distinction of being the "Rice Capital of the World." Rice is the beating heart of this city — it's adopted the fantastic motto "Where Life is Rice & Easy," and it hosts the annual International Rice Festival, Louisiana's oldest agricultural festival inaugurated in 1937. Without a doubt, rice is a way of life in this charming southern city.