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Eunice, LA
"Prairie Cajun Capital of Louisiana" ~ Population: 11,302

  
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Cajun Prairie Restoration Project Martin Luther King Jr Drive and Magnolia, Eunice, LA 70535, Driving across the Cajun Prairie it is easy to forget that there was ever anything on this flat, moist table of earth but rice and soybean fields. Now on a 10-acre site botanists from LSUE have begun to recreate a chunk of "natural" Prairie habitat. Seeds were gathered from scattered strips of virgin Prairie and planted on tilled ground at this site. map

Shrine of Charlene Richard Route 1105, Eunice, LA 70535, Located Behind St. Edward Church , Charlene Richard was known as a Cajun saint. Thousands of South Louisiana Catholics make a pilgrimage each year to the grave of this girl who died of leukemia at age twelve in 1959. Her tomb is festooned with flowers, mementos and notes to Charlene Richard imploring her intercession in all manner of worldly problems.


Historic Homes & Buildings

Liberty Theatre 200 West Park Avenue, Eunice, LA 70535, 337-457-7389 , This grand old theater was constructed in 1924. Over the years, it has been a vaudeville house, a first-run movie venue and a dollar cinema before finding new life as home to the Saturday-night broadcast of Roundez Vous des Cajuns show. map


Museums & Galleries

Cajun Music Hall of Fame & Museum 300 North Sixth Street, Eunice, LA 70535, 337-457-6534 , This museum was created to honor those individuals who contributed to this cultural music and who otherwise may have been forgotten. map

Eunice Museum 220 South C.C. Duson Drive, Eunice, LA 70535, 337-457-6540, Located inside the old train depot, this museum displays the history of local Cajun and American Indian cultures and area railroads and farming. Closed on Mondays. map

Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural Center 250 West Park Avenue, Eunice, LA 70535, 337-457-7700, Operated by the National Park Service, the Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice focuses on the life and history of Prairie Cajuns. The Center includes museum exhibits, musical workshops, a kitchen for cooking demonstrations, and a craft area where local artisans stage demonstrations. Enjoy Cajun music and dancing every Saturday at 3 p.m.  more... map

Prairie Acadian Cultural Center 250 West Park Avenue, Eunice, LA 70535, 337-457-8433, Depicts the Acadian migration and culture. Cooking and quilting demonstrations are presented. map


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