Acadian Village in Lafayette, Louisiana, is a time captivating heritage estate that is being cared by the development challenged people of Lafayette and the project itself takes care of the age old authentic Cajun culture. The heritage project is a noble and practical initiative by Lafayette Association for Retarded Citizens (LARC).
The project idea was brain child of Glen Conrad, Bob Lowe, and Dr. Norman Heard. The village envelops a total area of 32acres. The houses inside the project rim were previously long before by the people who brought along with them the Cajun culture. The houses were abandoned for many years and were used as just storages. LARC officials took charge of contacting the owners’ clans of those houses and get consent to bring the houses within this extremely noble project. To add on to the heritage project, a new waterway was traversed through the village, altering a huge area of 10acres of cultivation land.
Acadian Village History
The village Acadian was officially decided to develop into a heritage village during sometime around the beginning of 1970’s. The whole purpose of developing the heritage village was improvising tourism in Lafayette, and employing those who suffered some development difficulty. The idea also sparked the conservation of the originality and heritage of the village Acadian.
Families of the abandoned houses at the village agreed to the settlement with the officials for the initiative. Works began to re-mould the entire estate to give it the original essence of Cajun culture.
To know more about the history of the Acadian Village and the story behind its conservation please log in to the official website of the estate.
Acadian Village Homes
- Bernard’s House : The oldest house of the village is the Bernard’s House.
- Art Gallery : Dr. Hypolite Salles’ house has been turned into the art gallery of the village.
- Doctor’s Museum : The Doctor’s Museum also belonged to him where he practiced. Billeaud Sugar Plantation is adorned by the Billeaud house.
- Blacksmith Shop : Charles Goulas was the blacksmith of the village and his shop is restored and maintained as the Blacksmith Shop with all his work tools.
- Castile House : The Castille House took over a year to be completed and is built in European style. Dorsene Castille, and European owned this house.
- LeBlanc House : Acadian Senator Dudley J. LeBlanc’s birthplace is conserved as the LeBlanc House.
- New Hope Chapel : A chapel, depicting a typical chapel of 1850’s, has been raised and conserved as the New Hope Chapel.
- St. John House : St. John House derived its name from the street’s name where it is situated in downtown Lafayette. This house was donated by a dentist.
- Thibodeaux House : The Thibodeaux House is a remarkable construction for its security planning. It has been known that the house had only one entrance to the daughters’ room, through the parents’ room, and the boys’ room was in the attic.
- T-Paul’s House : Duhons root back to French origin. T-Paul’s House is built in memories of Paul Duhon by his brother. Paul was popularly known as t-Paul.
To know more about the heritage homes and shops at the Acadaian Village and take a virtual tour of those places please log in to the official website of the estate.
Acadian Village RV Campground
Get the RV and spend a weekend in the RV Campground at Acadian Village. The tree shaded, power supplied, and water connected RV Campground provides 38 such slots for the visitors.
To know more about the RV Campground and camping facilities over there please log in to the official website of the Acadian Village.
Noel Acadien au Village
Make the Christmas celebration even more fun and special at the Acadian Village with the Noel Acadien au Village fest. A single trip would not quench the urge to enjoy at the Noel Acadien au Village, the biggest festival of the Acadian Village. The 10-acre ground decks up in all new avatar for the fest during this time. Experience the Milky Way illusion with the millions of lights magnifying the and rightly justifying the Acadian Village’s renowned lighting exhibits.
Entire three weeks of the cozy cold weather of winter in December, the village is Paradise on Earth. The fest goes on for 24/7 a day. Live choir, band music, Santa, games, and much more.
To know more about the Noel Acadien au Village festival, a virtual trip down in time of previous years’ festivals, and coming festival’s schedule and more please log in to the official website of Acadian Village.
Acadian Village Wedding and Occasion Rentals
Observe the special day of life and make the day even more special and romantic amidst the age old Cajun culture and great set up. Choose from a range of gorgeous wedding venues. Wow for lifetime under the limitless spread sky and choose from any of the marvelous open air venues, or get the essence of true traditional wedding at the Stutes Ensemble or Pavilion Ensemble.
To get details of booking the wedding venues and get a virtual tour of the venues please log in to the official website of Acadian Village.
Acadian Village Operation Hour
Tuesday-Saturday : 10:00am-4:00pm
Acadian Village Tickets
Children under 4yrs of age : Free
5yrs to 17yrs : $6
Senior citizens : 6
Adults : $8
Army folks with valid IDs Free
Group of 20people or more tour : $6
RV Camping : $20 for the first night and $10/night after that.
Spend a day amidst heritage and the culture preserved in time at the Acadian Village. Travel back in era devoid of technology, where peace prevailed in slow day to day lives. visit the official website of Acadian Village to get a feel of what awaits in the preserved estate, and take a virtual tour of the place.
Contact Details
Address
200 Greenleaf Drive, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506, U.S.A.
Phone
337-981-2364
Fax
337-988-4554
Toll Free
1-800-962-9133
