My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

LOUISIANA: A History Film Series

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:00 PM

April 2012 marks the 200th anniversary of Louisianas statehood. TheLibrary will present a six-part documentary produced by LPB in honorof this milestone. Episodes last 60 - 75 minutes.This program is part of the Louisiana Bicentennial Program Series.March 29.... This Affair of Louisiana Highlights Louisianasgeography, especially the Mississippi River, as a defining element inour history. Explores LAs first residents, Native American tribes; LAs colonial period; and ends with Napoleons sale of LA to the U… [Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

The 2012 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing Season is fast approaching at the gate! Racing Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning at 5:40 p.m. nightly, the action kicks off April 18 and continues through September 8. [Event Website]

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

The 2012 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing Season is fast approaching at the gate! Racing Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning at 5:40 p.m. nightly, the action kicks off April 18 and continues through September 8. [Event Website]

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Ragin Cajuns Athletics Celebration

by: Cal Editor

Cajundome Convention Center

7:00pm-11:00pm

Admission: $150

Join UL coaches, former players, and fans in celebrating UL's athletic achievements. Funds from ticket sales will help attract and retain quality coaches. Event will feature music by Louisiana Red with complimentary food, beer and wine, a silent auction and a chance to win a trip for two to a Cajuns away game.… [Event Website]

Be-Bop Hop

by: Cal Editor

Historic Rice Theater, 425 N. Parkerson Ave., Crowley

6:00pm

Admission: $12/advance, $15/door

Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, The Big Bopper, Fats Domino, Jackie Wilson and of course, Elvis! This is the show that we turn back the clock to the days of drive in movies, jukeboxes, ducktails, poodle skirts and soda shops. We invite you to dust off your poodle skirts, slick back your ducktail and join us for a stroll down memory lane! For tickets and info call 337-779-2343. … [Event Website]

EMR Expo

by: Cal Editor

Crowne Plaza 1801 W. Pinhook Road

8:00am-5:00pm

Admission: Free

Schedule of events: 9:00--9:30 am Everything You Want To Know About Office Electronic Health Record Implementation To be presented by Dr Bryan Sibley, Pediatrician 10:00 am ePrescribing to be Presented by Julie Hamra, Pfizer 11:00-11:15 am LaHIE: Connecting to the Health Information Highway to be presented by Colby Lemaire, LaHIE Client Services Manager 1:00 pm Corporate View of Electronic Health Records To be presented by David Konur, CEO Cardiovascular Institute of the South 2:00-2:15 pm LHIT Resource Center: Getting to Meaningful Use to be presented by Colby Lemaire, LaHIE Client Services Manager For more information contact Kristi Prevost at 232-2860.

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

The 2012 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing Season is fast approaching at the gate! Racing Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning at 5:40 p.m. nightly, the action kicks off April 18 and continues through September 8. [Event Website]

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Powerpoint:

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: Learn how to develop PowerPoint slide presentations using various backgrounds, charts, and text animations. REGISTRATION FOR APRIL CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, March 26, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am. REGISTRATION FOR MAY CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, April 30, at 9:00 am.;Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am.Call 981-1028 to register or for more information.… [Event Website]

Powerpoint:

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

1:00 PM

Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: Learn how to develop PowerPoint slide presentations using various backgrounds, charts, and text animations. REGISTRATION FOR APRIL CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, March 26, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am. REGISTRATION FOR MAY CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, April 30, at 9:00 am.;Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am.Call 981-1028 to register or for more information.… [Event Website]

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Signup at www.bikeleague.org to participate in a nationwide competition to win prizes just for riding your bike. Part of Lafayette's Bike Month activities. [Event Website]

Lafayette Master Gardners Association Talks

by: Cal Editor

307 Anneberg, Youngsville, in Sugar Mill Pond

6:00pm

Admission: Free

Master Gardeners Thresa Guidry & Candy Bienvenu will build a Square Foot Garden and install an Irrigation System.

Joey Durels Proclamation of National Bike Month

by: Cal Editor

LCG Council Auditorium

5:30pm

Admission: Free

City-Parish President Joey Durel has formally proclaimed May as "Bike Month," May 14-18 as "Bike To Work Week," and May 18 as "Bike To Work Day." Join the local biking community at Lafayette Consolidated Government in the Council Auditorium for a public presentation of the proclamation. For more information, email Jen@BikeLafayette.org. … [Event Website]

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Signup at www.bikeleague.org to participate in a nationwide competition to win prizes just for riding your bike. Part of Lafayette's Bike Month activities. [Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

The 2012 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing Season is fast approaching at the gate! Racing Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning at 5:40 p.m. nightly, the action kicks off April 18 and continues through September 8. [Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

The 2012 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing Season is fast approaching at the gate! Racing Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning at 5:40 p.m. nightly, the action kicks off April 18 and continues through September 8. [Event Website]

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.

Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]