Krotz Springs Sportsmen's Heritage Festival

Krotz Springs is a little town that has seen some disasters. Flood after flood—in 1927 and in 1973—devastated its citizens, but it only seemed to strengthen their deepening roots. After the flood of '73, many residents took to crawfishing because the floodwaters made them plentiful. After the Mississippi's waters rose once again in 2011, the town found itself evacuated, empty for the first time after such a threat. For whatever reason, many residents decided not to come back after the threat had passed. The Krotz Springs Sportsmen's Heritage Festival is the remaining citizens' attempt to call back its former occupants and to reunite their resilient community by paying homage to their shared history, which is intrinsically tied to the Atchafalaya. Explore the heart of the basin in good taste with the Fur, Feathers, or Fins cook-off and dance the night away to Cajun, Swamp Pop, and Zydeco tunes. Thursday's "Family night" is all rides, for $25 from 5:30 pm–10:30 pm. Friday's festival includes performances by Nik-L-Beer and GTO Party Band from 7 pm–11:30 pm; Saturday brings the 5K in the morning, followed immediately after by the cook-off and the Hammer Time Logan Stelly Memorial Corn Hole Tournament, plus live and silent auctions and performances by Swampland Revival, Clay Cormier and the Highway Boys, and Krossfyre until 11:30 pm.  562 Front Street. Free. kssportsmensheritagefestival.com.