Festivals Acadiens has also been named a Top 20 Event
by the Southeast Tourism Society (STS) a whopping 15 
times! STS is a non-profit organization designed to 
promote tourism to and within the Southeastern United 
States.



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NOTICE: Festivals Acadiennes has NOT been cancelled due to the hurricane. 
It goes on as scheduled!
All businesses in the Lafayette area remain open and most events planned for this week will 
happen as scheduled. Festivals Acadiens, Sept. 17-19, will go on as scheduled. 




If you can't attend in person, you can listen to it on internet radio on 
www.krvs.org 

 
The internet broadcast on KRVS is Saturday from 11:30am - 7pm and Sunday from 
11:30am-6pm Louisiana time. 




Lafayette did not receive any bad weather associated with Hurricane Ivan. The weather 
throughout the weekend is expected to be sunny with highs in the nineties and lows in 
the sixties. 




Hotel rooms in the Lafayette are becoming available as evacuees return home. 
Go to https://www.lafayettetravel.com/vacations/accommodations.cfm to search for 
hotels, bed and breakfasts, and campgrounds.



 
Festival de Musique Acadienne
Festival de Musique Acadienne, celebrating its 30th 
year, was originally designed to attract and educate 
the younger generation to the traditional values of 
the Cajun culture. It now attracts Louisiana's best 
Cajun and Zydeco bands drawing thousands of people 
from across the country and around the world.
Heritage Pavilion
One of the most unique music venues at Festivals 
Acadiens is the Heritage Pavilion, an informal 
workshop and performance stage located in Girard 
Park adjacent to the Bayou Food Festival. Experience 
intimate performances by the best in Cajun and 
Creole music.
Louisiana Folk Roots Presents Cajun Music Jam
Jam sessions take place throughout the weekend at the 
Louisiana Folk Roots Tent. Bring your instruments and 
join in, or just hang around and enjoy the great music 
in an intimate setting.
Louisiana Crafts Fair
The Louisiana Crafts Fair presents traditional and 
fine artists and craftspeople demonstrating and selling. 
The Crafts Fair is located within ear-shot of the 
festival's three music venues in Girard Park.
Free parking Saturday & Sunday. Shuttle is $1 per 
person to Girard Park. Elderly and handicapped parking 
available on a first come basis at the parking lot 
next to Earl K. Long Gym on Girard Park Circle.
Restrictions:
Barbecue pits, glass containers, bicycles, RVs, pets 
and skateboards are also not allowed on festival grounds.
Absolutely no ice chests allowed on festival grounds.
Vendor proceeds benefit the community through Downtown 
Lafayette Unlimited, Lafayette Jaycees, Louisiana 
Crafts Guild and the Francophone Studies Program, 
University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 

Festivals Acadiens
September 17-19, 2004
Lafayette, Louisiana
Celebrate the rhythm of Cajun life at Festivals Acadiens, 
held each year the third weekend of September in Lafayette, 
the heart of French Louisiana. Dance to a traditional Cajun 
waltz. Two-step to the upbeat rhythms of accordions, 
fiddles and ti fers (triangles). Step back in time as 
traditional crafters demonstrate their artistry. Festivals 
Acadiens pays tribute to the Cajun culture with a 
combination of FREE festivals. 
Kids Alive! & Downtown Alive!
Vive les Enfants! et Vive le Centre-ville! � Downtown 
Lafayette � Fri., Sept. 17
Party in the Parc - Parc Sans Souci, Polk & Vermilion - 
Presented by Downtown Lafayette Unlimited.
11:30am-1:30pm     Mouton Noir
Boxed lunches available for purchase by the Lafayette 
Natural History Museum Association.
Kids Alive! - Parc Sans Souci, Polk & Vermilion - 4-6pm
Presented by the Children�s Museum of Acadiana
Free Refreshments � Face Painting ($.50) 
4:00-6:00pm     The Learning Fairy
Children�s Museum of Acadiana�s �
Reuseum� Tables: Kazoos, Streamers, Dance Rattles, 
Umbrellas
5:00-5:45pm     Johnette Downing �The Second Line�
Kids at Heart� Sponsors: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited 
� Lafayette Coca-Cola Bottling � Columbia Women�s &
 Children�s Hospital � Lowry�s Kwik Kopy Printing � 
Waste Management � Sir Speedy � Stuller Family 
Foundation
Downtown Alive! - Parc International, Polk & Garfield
Presented by Downtown Lafayette Unlimited - Sponsored 
by EATEL & Lafayette Coca-Cola.
5:00pm      Official Festivals Acadiens Boudin Cutting
5:30-7:00pm     Balfa Toujours
7:30-9:30pm     Rockin� Dopsie & the Zydeco Twisters
Festival de Musique Acadienne
Festival Stage/Sc�ne du Festival, Girard Park � Sat. & Sun., 
Sept. 18-19 � Celebrating the 30th Year
Presented by the Lafayette Jaycees and Lafayette Convention 
& Visitors Commission. Produced by Rubber Boots, Inc. 
in cooperation with the Francophone Studies Program, 
University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
In 1974, the Council for the Development of French in 
Louisiana organized the first Tribute to Cajun Music 
Festival. This three-hour concert was a catalyst that 
attracted and educated the younger generation to the 
traditional values of the Cajun culture.  
Saturday, September 18
11:00am-Noon  T-Sal�
Noon-1:30pm    Charivari with Joe Hall
1:30-2:30pm     Walter Mouton & the Scott Playboys
2:30-3:30pm     Belton Richard
3:30-5:30pm     Jambalaya & Tribute to the First 
Cajun Music Festival
5:30-7:00pm     Jesse Leg� & the Southern Ramblers
Sunday, September 19
11:00 am-Noon Ward Lormand & the Lucky Playboys
Noon-1:00pm    Frank Family Band
1:00-2:00pm     Robert Jardell & Pure Cajun
2:00-3:30pm     Wayne Toups
3:30-5:00pm     Balfa Toujours
5:00-6:30pm     Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Heritage Pavilion
Pavillon d�H�ritage � Girard Park
Sat. & Sun., Sept. 18-19
Presented by the Lafayette Jaycees, Rubber Boots 
Production and Lafayette Convention and Visitors 
Commission.
Saturday, September 18
11:15-12:30pm  Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars
12:45-1:45pm    Dexter Ardoin & the Creole Ramblers
2:00-3:00pm      Lost Bayou Ramblers
3:15-4:15pm      Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys
4:30-5:30pm      Cory �Lil Pop� Ledet
5:45-7:00pm      The Red Stick Ramblers
Sunday, September 19
11:30-12:15pm   Louisiana Crossroads Records & the UL 
Lafayette Archives of Cajun & Creole Folklore present 
a CD Release Party & Tribute to the Music of Varise 
Conner featuring David Greely, members of the Conner 
family & Barry Jean Ancelet
12:30-1:45pm    Cajuns Du Nord
2:00-3:15pm      Ray Abshire & Friends
3:30-4:45pm      The Bluerunners
5:00-6:30pm      The Traiteurs Featuring Sonny Landreth, 
Errol Verret, Al Berard, Gary Newman, Tony Latolais, 
Danny Kimble, Valerie Breazeale with Special Guest
Louisiana Folk Roots Presents Workshops and Cajun 
& Creole Music Jam
Girard Park � Sat. & Sun., Sept. 18-19
Presented by the Lafayette Jaycees & Louisiana 
Folk Roots.
Music workshops and Jam sessions take place 
throughout the weekend at the Louisiana Folk Roots Tent. 
For the jam sessions, bring your instruments or 
your voice and join in, or just hang around and 
enjoy the good tunes and good times.
Saturday, September 18
12:00-1:30pm  Jam Session Host: Corey �Lil Pop� Ledet
1:30-2:45pm   Jam Session Host: Jean-Jacque Aucoin of T-Sal�
3:00-4:00pm   Fiddle Workshop: Mitch Reed & Kevin Wimmer 
Facilitated by Pat Mould
4:15-5:15pm   Accordion Workshop: Belton Richard & Steve Riley
Facilitated by Herman Fuselier
Sunday, September 19
12:00-1:30pm Jam Session Host: Courtney Granger
1:30-2:45pm  Jam Session Host: D�Jalma Garnier
3:00-4:00pm  Guitar Workshop: Al Berard & Blake Castille
Facilitated by Todd Mouton
4:15-5:15pm  Cajun & Creole Fiddle 
Workshop: Louis Michot & Cedric Watson
Bayou Food Festival
Festival de la Cuisine du Bayou � Girard Park
Sat. & Sun., Sept. 18-19
Presented by the Lafayette Jaycees.
Vendors:
� La Carte
Fried Soft Shell Crab � Shrimp Stew with Rice 
� Mini Crawfish Pies � Mini Meat Pies � Shrimp 
Scampi � Crab Cakes � Lemon Bars � Hello Dollies
Caf� Vermilionville
Crawfish & Pork Sausage Poboys � Seafood & 
Artichoke Lasagna � Crawfish �touff�e � Grilled 
Hot Dogs � Chilled Chocolate Mousse
Cajun Unlimited
Cajun Onion Blossom � Shrimp on a Stick � 
Gator on a Stick � Cajun Chips
Charlie T�s Specialty Meats
Cracklins � Boudin � Bar-B-Que Pork Chops
Dupuy�s Oyster Bar
Seafood Quesadillas � Corn & Crab Bisque � 
Fried Oyster Poboys � Bar-B-Que Cajun Burgers � 
Brownies
Lemon Chill
Strawberry Chill � Lemon Chill
Miss Mary�s Pralines 
Pralines � Almond Crunch � Chocolate Chip Cookies � 
Cajun Spiced Pecans � Sugar Dipped Pecans � 
Orange Pecans
The Original Don�s Seafood & Steakhouse
Fried Bite Size Catfish � Crawfish Fettuccini � 
Shrimp Jambalaya � Bread Pudding
Pat�s Downtown
Crawfish Enchilada � Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya 
� Crawfish �touff�e Stuffed Potato � Mexican Stuffed 
Potato � Plain Stuffed Potato � Chicken Fajita 
Potato � Peach Cobbler
Poupart�s
Shrimp Friant � Spinach Stuffed Basil Bread � 
Crawfish Pistolettes � Cookies � Shrimp & 
Tasso Pasta
T-Coon�s 
Red Beans & Rice with Sausage � Pork & 
Turkey Jambalaya � Crawfish Stew
Woods & Waters of Louisiana
Catfish Poboys � Shrimp Poboys � Beef Fajitas 
� Buffalo Burgers � Smoked Turkey Legs 
� Stuffed Pistolettes
Louisiana Crafts Fair
F�te de L�Artisanat Louisianais 
� Girard Park Sat. & Sun., Sept. 18-19
Presented by the Louisiana Crafts Guild.
The Louisiana Crafts Fair presents traditional 
and contemporary artisans demonstrating and 
selling fine crafts. 
The Louisiana Crafts Guild, a non-profit 
statewide organization, serves to encourage 
creative expression and excellence in craft.
Craftsmen:
Acadiana Wood Turners - wood turning*
Jeff Aucoin - wood relief carving*
Bayou Vermilion District         
Ivy Billiot - Houma Native Crafts*
Ron Bodin, Jr. - lampworking of glass*
Don Brasseaux - wood mixed media*
Susan Breeland - gourds*
Margaret Brinkhaus - gourds, jellies              
Rocky Broome - pottery
Jim Burling - wood turning*
Missy Burton - pine needle basketry*
Bonnie Camos - paintings & ceramics*
Phil Coghill - wood turning & kaleidoscopes*
Cracked Pot Friends - pottery*
(Carol Stubbs, Betty Jean Tompkins, Fran Roberson)
A.B. Crochet - wood relief carving
Sherrie Chappell - mixed media
Luann Duhon - pottery*
Nancy Eaves - jewelry
Fabricajun - metal 
Lori Felix - mixed media
Fireflies - lampworking*
Michele Fontenot - stain glass                               
Carolyn Foster - beaded & clay jewelry
Carnie Frizzell - glass
Chap Gary - glass
Bruci Gauthier - pottery
Kathleen Grumich - silk dyeing
Charla Guidry - glass
Carroll Hebert - traditional blacksmithing*
Annie Hendrix - pottery*
Michele Hudelot - pottery*
Anita Hughes - pottery
Lily Hume - pottery
Information/Festival Pins
Jean Lafitte National Park Service & 
Preserve Acadiana Cultural Center
Pat Juneau - metal sculpting
Suzanne Juneau - jewelry
Terri Kennedy - pottery
Cindy Killgore - pine needle baskets*
Jane Kramar - mixed media
Jerilyn LaVergne - glass*
Leslie Leonpacher - clay/fiber mixed media*
Sandra Lindig - mixed media
Sheryl Lutz - clay
John Magee - cane carving & walking sticks
Ken McCaffery - wood
Len McCaffery - mixed media/fiber
Craig McMillin - pottery
Brian K. Miller - photography
Larry Miller - accordions, triangles, spoons*
Betty Mullin - jewelry
Lee Palmer - metal
Roy Parfait - Houma Native Crafts wood carving*
John Patout - photographer
Diane Pecnik - pottery
Dempsy Perkins - traditional wood turning on lathe*
Miles Petersen - cypress wood furniture
Charlene Quinilty - traditional spinning & weaving*
Melanie Rabalais - rose petal jewelry
Trish Ransom - debris art mixed media 
Philip Reed - clay
Angi Riehl - lampworking of glass*
Barbara Roberds - photography
Geraldine Robertson - oak split baskets 
& cornshuck dolls*
Tanya Schulze - pottery
Deborah Simeral - shibori dyed silk
Michael Smith - tooth pick sculpting*
Doug Stannard - glass
Arden Stewart - glass 
Carol Thibodeaux - gourds/ wood mixed media
Jim Topous - charcoal/acrylic*
Vermilionville - Historical folk life and Heritage Park
Alex Williams - pottery
David & Emily Wortman - pottery
* Denotes artisans demonstrating
Partnership Awards Demonstrating Artisans 2004
Angi Riehl - Lampworking of Glass
Dempsy Perkins - Traditional Lathe Wood Turning
Fireflies - Lampworking of Glass 
Geraldine Robertson - Oak Split Baskets 
& Cornshuck Dolls
Ivy Billiot - Houma Native Crafts - Wood Carving
Ron Bodin, Jr. - Lampworking of Glass
Roy Parfait - Houma Native Crafts - Wood Carving
Michael Smith - Toothpick Sculpting 
Carroll Hebert - Traditional Blacksmithing
John Magee - Wood Cane Carving
Charlene Quinilty - Traditional Spinning 
& Weaving
Hands On Crafts Area**
Hosted by the Louisiana Crafts Guild
Come visit and try your hands in our Hands 
On Crafts Tent. Young visitors enjoy hands-on 
activities in printmaking, weaving and 
various crafts.
Lafayette Breakfast Sertoma Club 4th Annual 
Festivals Acadiens 5-K Race
Sat., Sept. 18 � 8:00 am 
Sponsored by the Lafayette Breakfast Sertoma 
Club to benefit the hearing impaired.
Come out for an early morning run, then 
join the fun at Festivals Acadiens. Race 
start: Coldwell Banker Pelican Real Estate, 
806 E. St. Mary Blvd. (near Girard Park). 
Entry fee: Pre-registered before Sept. 13, 
$15 � CRCC members, 
$13 � After Sept. 13 or Day of Race, $20. 
For more info.: Robert Foard, (337) 988-1357. 
For an entry form: www.lafayettefitness.org.
Prayer Service
Sun., Sept. 19 � 9:00 am � Girard Park
A multi-denominational service will be held 
on the field between the Bayou Food Festival 
and the Heritage Pavilion.
Free parking Saturday & Sunday at Cajun 
Field. Shuttle is $1 per person to Girard 
Park. Elderly and handicapped parking 
available on a first come basis at the 
parking lot next to Earl K. Long Gym on 
Girard Park Circle.
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Absolutely no ice chests allowed on 
festival grounds.
Vendor proceeds benefit the community through 
Downtown Lafayette Unlimited, Lafayette 
Jaycees, Louisiana Crafts Guild and the 
Francophone Studies Program, University 
of Louisiana at Lafayette.
For safety purposes, barbecue pits, glass 
containers, bicycles, RVs, pets and 
skateboards are also not allowed on 
festival grounds.
Buy a Pin!
Get your official 2004 Festivals Acadiens 
pin today! Proceeds benefit the non-profit 
organizations that bring you Festivals 
Acadiens and help keep the festival FREE! 
Visit a pin booth at Festivals Acadiens, 
Sept. 17-19.
Lagniappe - Events & happenings during 
Festivals Acadiens week!
Live Cajun & Zydeco Music
�  9/12 - Regent Broadcasting presents: 
�Acadianapalooza - A Big Benefit Bash for 
Healthcare for Musicians!� Noon-9pm, 
Grant Street Dancehall (inside & out). 
Every style of Louisiana music, kids 
area, food and more!
�  9/12-19 - Mulate�s, Breaux Bridge. 
Su: Jay Cormier Noon-2pm; 
Basin Brothers 6:30-9:30pm � 
M-W 7:30-9:30pm: Jay Cormier & Cajun Country �
 Th-F 7-10pm: Lee Benoit 
� Sa: Jay Cormier Noon-2pm; 
Paul Daigle & Cajun Gold 7-10:30pm �
 Su: Jay Cormier Noon-2pm �
 Matthew Courville 6:30-9:30pm. (337) 332-4648.
�  9/12-19 - Prejean�s, Lafayette. 
M 7pm: Les Freres Michot 
� Tu,W 7pm: Woody Daigle & the Cajun Five 
� Th7 pm: Mike Hebert & Nouveau Couer 
� F 7pm, Sa 9-11am & 7pm, 
Su7 pm: Gurvais Matte & the Branch Playboys 
� Su 9-11am: Swing Set-Live Jazz. (337) 896-3247.
�  9/12-19 - Randol�s, Lafayette. 7-10pm. 
Su: Lucky Playboys � M,Tu: Cajun Jam �
 W: Lafayette Rhythm Devils 
� Th: Leo Abshire & The Ole Tymers Cajun Band �
 F: Jambalaya � Sa: Kevin Naquin �
 Su: Lucky Playboys. (337) 981-7080.
�  9/15-19 - Blue Moon Saloon, Lafayette. 
W: Cajun Jam hosted by Ray Abshire 8-11pm �
Th: Past, Present & Future of Cajun & 
Creole Music, presentation by Ryan Brasseaux 7-8pm;
 Lost Bayou Ramblers  8-11pm �
 F: Bluerunners 8pm-midnight �
 Sa: Tony Furtado 8-11pm �
 Su: Les Traiteurs (proceeds benefit the Dr. 
Tommy Comeaux Memorial Endowed Fund for 
Tradiational Music at UL Lafayette) 
7-10pm. (337) 234-2422.
�  9/16 - �Old-Time Street Dance
�- Benefiting the Healthcare for Musicians 
Emergency Medical Fund & Cit� des Arts. On 
Vine St. off Jefferson St., Downtown 
Lafayette. 6-10pm. Admission $5.
�  9/16-17 - The Filling Station, Lafayette. 
Th: Robbie Taylor 7-8:30pm �
 F: Myra & Dana 8-10pm. (337) 291-9625.
�  9/16-18 - Blue Dog Caf�, Live music 7-10pm.
(337) 237-0005
�  9/16-18 - Grant Street Dancehall, Lafayette. 
Th: Corey Lil Pop Ledet & Dexter Ardoin �
 F: Geno Delafose & Kevin Naquin CD Release 
� Sa: Steve Riley & Keith Frank. 
(337) 237-8513. 
�  9/17-18 - El Sido�s Zydeco & Blues Club, 
Lafayette. F: Roy Carrier 
� Sa: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas. 
8pm-2am. (337) 235-0647.
�  9/17-18 - 307 Jazz & Blues Club, 
F: Red Stick Ramblers 9:30pm-1:30am. 
Sa: Lost Bayou Ramblers 9-11:30pm.
(337) 262-0307.
�  9/18 - Zydeco Breakfast, Caf� des Amis, 
Breaux Bridge. 8:30-11am. (337) 507-3399.
�  9/18 - Live Cajun Music Radio Program, 
Fred�s Lounge, Mamou. 9am-1pm. 
(337) 468-2300.
�  9/18 - Zydeco Dance, Richard�s Club, 
Hwy. 190, Lawtell. 9:30pm. (337) 543-6596.
�  9/18 - �Rendez-Vous des Cajuns,�
 Liberty Theatre, Eunice. 6-7:30pm. 
Cajun du Nord, Robert Jardell & 
Pure Cajun. (337) 457-7389.
�  9/19 - Fais-do-do at Whiskey River, 
Angelle�s Whiskey River Landing, Henderson. 
4-8pm. Geno Delafose & French Rockin� 
Boogie. (337) 228-8567.
More Music Venues - Lafayette
Antlers Restaurant & Bar, (337) 234-8877 �
Atchafalaya Club (Henderson), (337) 228-7512 �
Bob�s Pub, (337) 984-9540 �
Chris� Poboys (Jefferson St.), (337) 234-5523 �
 Hamilton�s Club, (337) 991-0783 �
 iMonelli, (337) 989-9291
Arts & Entertainment
�  9/12-19 - Acadian Heritage Week, Lafayette 
and surrounding areas. (337) 269-9926, 
www.acadianheritage.org:
Acadian Film & Video Festival, 
Lafayette, (337) 233-5616.
�  Circa 1803, Children�s Museum of Acadiana, 
Lafayette. Becoming a French Painter,
Signing the Treaty of the Louisiana Purchase, 
From Here to There. (337) 232-8500.
�  Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art 
Museum Exhibits (opening 9/17): Landscape 
Louisiana, American Impressions: An Arcadian 
Vision - Paintings from the Akron Museum 
of Art, William Moreland: Between Psyche 
and Sight - A 50 Year Retrospective. 
(337) 482-5326.
�  Catholic Church Influence on the 
Colonization of the South & 
Hanley-Gueno Neapolitan Presepio Exhibit, 
Cathedral of St. the Evangelist Museum, 
Lafayette. 
(337) 232-1322.
�  �The Queen�s Royal Proclamation: An 
Apology for the Acadian Deportation,
� Acadian Museum of Erath, Erath. M-F 1-4pm. 
(337) 937-5468, 233-5832.
�  �We Rode the Orphan Train Exhibit,
� Opelousas Museum & Interpretive Center. 
M-S 9am-5pm. (337) 948-2589.
�  Thru 9/18 - Louisiana Artists Exhibit, 
Zigler Museum, Jennings, Tu-Sa 9am-5pm, 
Su 1-4pm. (337) 824-0114.
�  �Hot Time in the City, Suffering From 
Versatility & Spiritual Objects,� Lafayette 
Art Association Gallery, Lafayette. 
Tu-F 12-5pm. (337) 269-0363.
�  Pottery exhibit by Luann Duhon & Ken 
& Libby Follette, Sans Souci Fine Crafts 
Gallery 219 E. Vermillion (337) 266 7999
Sports & Outdoor
9/12 - CajunMan Triathlon, Airport Lake, 
Lafayette. 7:30am. Swim/bike/run. 
(337) 988-1163.