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| | RESOURCESUNDER CONSTRUCTION Arts & Cultural Groups- Acadiana Arts Council - Creating new opportunities for artists, nurturing new organizations, developing and promoting the activities of existing arts and cultural organizations
- Acadiana Open Channel - A collection of many people who work together to make public access media work in Lafayette.
- Acadiana Symphony Orchestra & Conservatory of Music - The orchestra presents a classical program series, along with pops concerts, free education concerts for Acadiana school children, and chamber music and outreach concerts to underserved communities and populations. The conservatory promotes music and music education throughout the entire Acadiana region, with particular focus on young people.
- Acadian Village - A collection of authentic Acadian homes complete with period furnishings.
- Children's Museum of Acadiana - Hands-on educational children's museum for ages PreK to 12 years.
- Center for Cultural & Eco-Tourism - designed to enhance cultural and eco-tourism in Louisiana through the individual and collaborative research of faculty members working on internal research projects, external collaborations (public and private), and funded projects on specific issues in tourism developed through Center activities.
- Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) - committed to the development, utilization, and preservation of the French language for the cultural, economic, and touristic benefit of the state.
- Downtown Alive! - Since 1983, Downtown Alive! is the largest weekly outdoor concert series in Louisiana. The series are divided into a "Spring" and "Fall" series that run for 12 weeks each
- Festival Internationale - Since 1986. The largest outdoor, FREE Francophone event in the U.S., the Festival places special emphasis on highlighting the connections between Acadiana and the Francophone world. Each year performing, visual and culinary artists from Europe, Africa, Canada, the Caribbean and the Americas are invited to share their talents with Louisiana artists, residents and visitors.
- Heymann Performing Arts Center
- Jean Lafitte National Park Acadian Cultural Center - The Acadian Cultural Center, a unit of the National Park Service, depicts the story of the Acadians who settled the prairies, bayous & marshes of southern La.
- Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium - Encourages the discovery and understanding of the natural world, the universe, and the role of humans within them.
- Louisiana Folklife Program - designed to identify, document, conserve, and present the folk cultural resources of Louisiana.
- Louisiana Folk Roots - A non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing the unique folkways and cultural resources that are of such legendary abundance in Louisiana.
- Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (PASA)
- Vermilionville - A 23-acre Cajun/Creole heritage & folk life park nestled on the banks of the Vermilion River with 17 structures in a living history museum setting.
Development & Planning Organizations & Agencies - Lafayette in a Century (LINC) - a compilation, reference and guide for decision making on the development of Lafayette Parish, both in the public and private sectors.
Educational Institutions Environmental/Outdoor Groups Government Parishes & Communities Listservs, Mailing Lists, etc. |
