Twenty-second annual Balfa Week set at Lakeview

By News Staff on Monday, January 20, 2025
  • The 22nd annual Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week will be held in Lakeview Park and Beach in March. The week was announced at the Eunice city council meeting on Tuesday with a proclamation. From left, are Jeane Solis, executive director of Louisiana Folk Roots; Mayor Scott Fontenot; Jean Johnson, Louisiana Folk Roots Board member; and Herb Wiltz, Louisiana Folk Roots Board member. (LSN photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    The 22nd annual Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week will be held in Lakeview Park and Beach in March. The week was announced at the Eunice city council meeting on Tuesday with a proclamation. From left, are Jeane Solis, executive director of Louisiana Folk Roots; Mayor Scott Fontenot; Jean Johnson, Louisiana Folk Roots Board member; and Herb Wiltz, Louisiana Folk Roots Board member. (LSN photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    The 22nd annual Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week will begin with a pre-Camp Louisiana French language immersion activity on March 24 hosted at the National Park Service’s “Acadian Culture Center” in Eunice. Balfa Week continues March 25 to 28 at Lakeview RV Park. During Tuesdays’ Eunice Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting, the Board approved a proclamation in support of Balfa W...

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