Make it your New Year’s resolution to read more books in 2020! Better yet, strive to read or listen to 100 books between January 1 and December 31, so you can become a member of the Lafayette Public Library System’s 100 Book Club. Receive cool prizes and recognition, plus the bragging rights to say you accomplished something few others will! Registration begins January 3 in our libraries and January 10 online. The rules are simple: 1. Club membership is open…
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The 15th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival will be held on January 22 – 29, 2020. The Festival will screen nearly 200 films from around the world — including U.S., Louisiana and World premieres — with filmmakers, producers, actors, musicians, distributors, and grant resource representatives in attendance. In addition to film screenings, the Festival will present panel discussions, workshops, filmmaker Q&A’s, nightly parties and live music. Tickets
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United Way of Acadiana offering free tax prep for qualifying families When people are financially stable, they can make financial decisions that benefit themselves and their families, which, in turn, benefits the community. Being financially stable also puts families in a better position to handle crisis – job loss, illness or other unforeseen expenses. The VITA program is just one way United Way of Acadiana is creating financial stability. In the last two years, this program put approximately $8 million back…
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Lafayette Public Library and Lafayette Science Museum opened the “Call for Makers” application for Maker Faire Lafayette, which is scheduled for March 28, 2020. Science-enthusiasts, artists, inventors, crafters, tinkerers, artisans and Makers of all kinds in the STEM and STEAM fields are invited to apply online at https://lafayette.makerfaire.com/. The family-friendly event held at Lafayette Science Museum includes everything from science, robotics, 3-D printing and other technologies to art, quilting, metalsmithing, ceramics, baking and other hobbies and crafts. Makers are set…
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Friends of the Library are Cooking Up a Sale! With a mini book sale on a wide selection of cookbooks plus fiction books for sale. Jan 25-27 at the South Regional Lafayette Library. Saturday, January 25: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Sunday, January 26: 1:00 – 5:00 pm Monday, January 27: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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Teche Area Farmers Market – Every Tuesday and Saturday. Experience our harvest of delicious, locally grown produce and homemade products by area farmers, artists and crafters. Also included are handcrafted cypress yard objects, bread and fresh baked goods, ceramics, honey, jellies, jams, herbs, candies, wooden bowls and utensils, birdhouses, garden benches and much more. Bouligny Plaza, 102 W. Main St., New Iberia, Tues. 2:30-6 p.m., Sat. 7-11 a.m., (337) 369-2330.
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TEAM REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Grab your friends, family & co-workers to register your team! We have 4 fun shifts to choose from & lanes are already going fast! REGISTER. RECRUIT. FUNDRAISE. REGISTER. Register yourself as a Team Captian HERE! RECRUIT. Form a team of 5 or 6 bowlers! Choose your bowling shift! 8:30 am – 10:30 am – SOLD OUT! 11:00 am – 1:00 pm 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm FUNDRAISE. The minimum donation per bowler is $40 ($200…
Find out more »The 15th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival will be held on January 22 – 29, 2020. The Festival will screen nearly 200 films from around the world — including U.S., Louisiana and World premieres — with filmmakers, producers, actors, musicians, distributors, and grant resource representatives in attendance. In addition to film screenings, the Festival will present panel discussions, workshops, filmmaker Q&A’s, nightly parties and live music. Tickets
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2019-2020 LOUISIANA SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz is once again announcing the availability of a Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) scholarship to be awarded to one outstanding high school graduating senior in St. Landry Parish. The program is a meaningful expression by both the Sheriffs’ Association and by Sheriff Guidroz of the confidence and pride that they have in our youth. The only limitations are that applicants must be permanent residents of Louisiana, that the scholarships…
Find out more »United Way of Acadiana offering free tax prep for qualifying families When people are financially stable, they can make financial decisions that benefit themselves and their families, which, in turn, benefits the community. Being financially stable also puts families in a better position to handle crisis – job loss, illness or other unforeseen expenses. The VITA program is just one way United Way of Acadiana is creating financial stability. In the last two years, this program put approximately $8 million back…
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