Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is more than a celebration of southwest Louisiana music.
The festival is an opportunity to actually consume as much of the local culture as you can handle — from beignets and boudin, to crawfish spinach boats, seafood jambalaya, bread pudding and other top-tier examples of Cajun and Creole festival delicacies.
Visitors won’t find funnel cakes at this gathering, which opens on Friday, Oct. 10, with local and visiting dignitaries cutting the official festival boudin link. Poupart Bakery will be there instead, slinging mountains of fluffy beignets and powdered sugar alongside Acadiana restaurants like The Cajun Table, Lagneaux’s and Bon Creole — offering treats like fried alligator on a stick, stuffed catfish and the aforementioned crawfish spinach boat.
It’s best to come hungry — and festival attendees will also want to come prepared to pick up some new culinary skills of their own. Festivals Acadiens et Créoles helps people learn how to recreate traditional Louisiana dishes at home, with expert chef demonstrations taking place through the weekend at the Culture Sur La Table tent…