Preserve Louisiana Tour: Zydeco Cajun Prairie

Join Preserve Louisiana and host Peggy Sweeney-McDonald for the Fourth Cultural Tour, a trip down the Zydeco Cajun Prairie trail from Rayne to Crowley with stops in Robert’s Cove, Branch, Church Point and Richard, Louisiana. 

On Friday, the group will explore Rayne's Maison Daboval House, the famous Frog Murals, the Mervin Kahn building and Antiques on the Avenue to meet the "Cajun Picasso" Dusty Reed. Lunch will be served at Chef Roy's Frog City Café, where diners can enjoy entertainment from local Cajun musicians. The afternoon will include a tour through the German Heritage Museum in Robert's Cove and a stop in the local Candyland Cottage for ice cream. The group will then return to Lafayette for dinner at Prejean's Cajun Restaurant, which will also feature live Cajun music. 

On Saturday, the tour will kick off in "The Buggy Capital of the World" of Church Point, and include a tour of Le Vieux Presbytere Museum, followed by stops at the Little Cajun Saint's grave in Richard and the Sew What Cajun Mardi Gras costume shop in Branch. Guests will then enjoy lunch at The Cajun Prairie Farm––Kelly's Landing. The afternoon will carry on with visits to Mouton's Music Store, the Grand Opera House, the Motor Co/City Hall, and the Historic Rice Theatre in Crowley. Then back to Lafayette, for dinner at Ruffino's on the River, featuring the dinner show, Meanwhile, Back at Cafe Du Monde... 

$750 singles; $1,240 doubles––includes all tours, hotel room for two nights at the Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Lafayette, all meals including a glass of wine or beer with dinners, bus transportation, snacks and bottled water. Tickets can be purchased at bontempstix.com. For more information and a complete agenda, call Peggy Sweeney-McDonald at (225) 387-2464. Learn more at preserve-louisiana.org.