Top of the Teche

Tour du Teche—a non-profit organization organized to restore outdoor recreation along the Bayou Teche Corridor through St. Landry, St. Martin, Iberia, and St. Mary parishes—calls all paddlers to tackle the Top of the Teche, a 7.7-mile canoe race from Leonville to Arnaudville. Open to all sorts of paddle-driven watercraft, for paddlers ages ten and up. Registration is open until the day before the race; boat checks begin at 7 am at the Leonville Boat Launch. $40. tourduteche.com for full details.