Acadian Village Trst Attrctns

Acadian Village is a showcase of authentic homes along a winding bayou which depicts the unique Acadian architecture of the time Whether you are planning a wedding, hosting a fundraiser, or looking for a place to have your next corporate event, let our 10 acres of gardens and woodlands serve as the perfect backdrop for your private or corporate event

Most of the structures at this re-creation of an early-19th-century bayou settlement were moved here to construct a representative "village." They actually represent a broad range of Acadian architectural styles, and the rustic general store, smithy, and chapel are replicas. The park is on 10 wooded acres, with a meandering bayou crisscrossed by wooden footbridges. Each house is decorated with...

Just south of La. 342 is a reconstructed (actually, reassembled) Cajun bayou community that looks a little prefab at first, but it grows more alluring as you wander the footpath through period-furnished houses beside a sleepy bayou. There is a dear small church and a proper Cajun dance hall, all in a setting that isn't radically different from 200 years ago. The Blackpot music and cooking...

Overview
Acadian Village, a project of the Louisiana Association of Retarded Citizens, is made up of a number of authentic Cajun homes relocated and grouped together to simulate the...

LARC's Acadian Village & General Store are Open Tuesday - Saturday, 10am-4pm. Visitors are encouraged to walk around the store and browse among the variety of Louisiana souvenirs. Take home authentic Cajun cookbooks, T-shirts, Mardi Gras beads, or Cajun & Zydeco CDs. Acadian Village is located on the 32-acres of LARC (Lafayette Association for Retarded Citizens). In the early 1970's, officials...