Event

National Park Week at Acadian Cultural Center

  • Multiple Days: 04/21/2018, 04/24/2018, 04/25/2018, 04/26/2018, 04/27/2018, 04/28/2018 Location: Acadian Cultural Center, Lafayette, | Map Time: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM,8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Fee Information: free Contact Name: Acadian Cultural Center, Lafayette Contact Email: E-Mail Us Contact Phone Number: 337-232-0789 ext. 201

    Discover YOUR national parks at the Acadian Cultural Center (501 Fisher Road in Lafayette; 337-232-0789 ext. 201) during National Park Week! The center is open 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 8:30 a.m.-noon on Saturday.

    • Special exhibit "Picture Yourself in a National Park" shares the beauty of Anthony "Tony" Johnson's photographs of National Park Service areas. Meet the photographer, a volunteer at the center, on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Tuesday, April 3, through Saturday, April 28.

    • Saturday, April 21 - Earn your badge on Junior Ranger Day.
    • Tuesday, April 24 - What's the National Park Service all about?
    • Wednesday, April 25 - Learn about different types of National Park Service areas, from battlefields to seashores to historical parks.
    • Thursday, April 26 - Learn about Jean Lafitte National HIstorical Park and Preserve.
    • Friday, April 27 - Learn about New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.
    • Saturday, April 28 - Learn about Cane River Creole National Historical Park.