St. Mary Magdalen Parish was established in 1842 by Pere Antoine Desire Megret. The first church, the remodeled home of Joseph LeBlanc, was built and dedicated in the spring of 1844. From the beginning it was placed under the invocation of Saint Mary…
The Confrerie D' Abbeville welcomes you to Abbeville's "5000 EGG" Giant Omelette Celebration! Our celebration is like no other festival.
This family oriented event including a kids world kicks off Saturday morning with a charity walk through Histo…
The sight of this yellow can has evoked warm memories in hearts for generations. Steen's Syrup has been around for over 85 years bringing to mind hot glazed hams, popcorn balls, pecan pies, biscuits, pancakes and syrup, and of course, many more delic…
Held every second full weekend in October, cool weather and leaves changing colors mark the beginning of the Annual Louisiana Cattle Festival. The festival originated on September 24, 1949 by Roy R. Theriot, Sr., manager of the Chamber of Commerce an…
