Fête Dieu du Teche

On August 15, Catholics worldwide celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. In Acadiana, though, the date is also celebrated as the anniversary of the arrival of the French Canadian immigrants who brought this faith to Louisiana after years of great trials and suffering. 

 In celebration, a Eucharistic procession takes place along Bayou Teche from Leonville to St. Martinville, retracing the voyage of the Acadians over 250 years ago. During this procession, 50 boats will disembark at 9:30am and travel along Bayou Teche. The 40-mile procession will make several stops along the way for a recitation of the Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Families are encouraged to register a family boat or gather as a family at one or more of the stops along the procession route. fetedieuduteche.org.

Read Lauren Heffker's story on this tradition, along with our region's intricate and spiritual relationships with its waterways, in this story from our October 2020 issue. 

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