Creole Heritage Tour

In Southwestern Louisiana, Creole heritage is preserved through the food and music of the descendants of African and French settlers to this area against a backdrop of bayous, swamps and plantations. Combine your tour with special events like Festival International de Louisiane (April), Zydeco Extravaganza (Saturday before Memorial Day), Reggae Fest (September), Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival (Saturday before Labor Day) or attend a Sunday Gospel church service.

Day 1:  Tour Creole sites in New Iberia

• St. Edward's Roman Catholic Church
  W Dale St, New Iberia, LA 70560
  (337) 369-3101
  First church of the first African-American Catholic Parish in the nation.
• St. Edward's Cemetery
  W Dale St, New Iberia, LA 70560
  (337) 369-3101
  Bunk Johnson's Gravesite
• St. James United Methodist Church
  549 E St Peter St
  New Iberia, LA
  (337) 364-5780
• Félicité Historical Marker
  E Main St, New Iberia, LA 70560
• Lunch in a Creole restaurant in New Iberia or St. Martinville
• Tour Creole sites in St. Martinville
• Notre Dame Catholic Church
  201 Gary St, St Martinville, LA 70582
  (337) 394-3084
• Longfellow-Evangeline State Commemorative Area & Plantation
  1200 N Main St, St Martinville, LA 70582
  (337) 394-3754
• Dinner at a Lafayette, LA Creole restaurant followed by dancing at a local Zydeco dancehall

Day 2:  Tour Creole Sites in St. Landry Parish

• Black Academy, Opelousas - on National Register of Historic Places
• Holy Ghost Catholic Church & School, Opelousas
• Lunch in Opelousas or Washington at local Creole restaurant
• Wannamuse Institute for Arts, Culture, & Ethnic Studies, Washington
• Truevine Baptist Church, Grand Prairie
• Complete your day with dinner in a Lafayette, LA Creole restaurant and dance the night away at a local Zydeco dancehall2