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Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival - Breaux Bridge; Catfish Festival - Des Allemands; The Cochon de Lait - Mansura; Oyster Festival - Amite; International Rice Festival - Crowley; Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival - Cameron; Louisiana Peach Festival - Ruston [2] Strawberry Festival - Pontchatoula; Washington Parish Watermelon Festival - Franklinton
Lac des Allemands is a 12,000-acre (4,900 ha) lake located about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, in Lafourche, St. Charles, and St. John the Baptist Parishes. [1] The lake name is French for "Lake of the Germans", referring to the early settlers who inhabited that part of Louisiana. [2] St.
An annual Catfish Festival is held in Des Allemands, it involves live music, carnival attractions, and catfish related recipes. [5] The festival was started by local reverend William McCallion as a fundraiser for his church. [6] The festival celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2020, however, in this year, the festival had to be rescheduled due ...
Franklin Parish hosts the annual Franklin Parish Catfish Festival with music, attractions and hundreds of vendors. The 2018 festival was attended by over 10,000 people in bad weather but usually the draw is between 15,000 and 20,000.
Black Lake is a reservoir located between Creston and Campti in North Louisiana. [1] [2] Water feeds into Black Lake from Black Lake Bayou, a watershed that extends from north of Gibsland in Bienville Parish and south to Clarence in Natchitoches Parish [3] through the parishes of Claiborne, Webster, Bienville, Red River and Natchitoches. The ...
For 50 years, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles has been a staple in Lafayette, celebrating the heritage of Louisiana's French-speaking communities.
Corney Lake has three separate boat launches. The first is the modern south shore day-use/boat launch, the second is the more primitive north shore boat launch, and the third is the all new Corney Bayou Launch. Unlike other units, there are no designated trails within the Corney Lake Unit.
Kepler Lake (French: Lac Kepler) is a reservoir located in Northwest Louisiana, USA. It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Castor, 4 miles (6.4 km) from Jamestown, 6 miles (9.7 km) from Bienville and about 12 miles (19 km) from Gibsland, Louisiana. Kepler is an open lake available for fishing and boating. [1]