There are many reasons to visit Lafayette, the Happiest City in America according to the Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.com. But what makes this destination vibrant, colorful, and full of joie de vivre is a great mix of festivals, dancing, music, and world-famous parties. Here’s a list of festivals and events you may not be familiar
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Lafayette is at the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country, an area known as the Happiest City in America and it’s no mystery why. Their distinctive blend of festivals, food, music and culture has people from all over heading down south with a smile on their face. No matter what time of year you
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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles More than 80 years ago folklorists John and Alan Lomax visited South Louisiana to record Cajun and Creole songs to be added to the Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song (now the Archive of Folk Culture). It was the first time Cajun and Creole songs were captured on tape
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Lafayette is at the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country, an area known as the Happiest City in America and it’s no mystery why. Their distinctive blend of food, music and culture has people from all over are heading down south with a smile on their face. Cultural History The region’s history dates back
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