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Visual artist, Peregrine Honig, is returning to Lake Charles for a series of masterclasses with students at McNeese University Oct. 6-8. Downtown Lake Charles welcomes Honig to the DPR Gallery for her opening reception of her Rebirth Exhibit opening Oct. 9 through Jan.1, 2026. Her vision "render[s] the progress of innocence into awareness, [her] work chronicles the beauty of awkward moments."Listen in for more information on these events and check out Peregrine Honig's website to view her biography and visual arts.

This year marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Clifton Chenier, the GRAMMY-winning King of zydeco. To celebrate his life and legacy, La Louisiane welcomes author and cultural advocate Todd Mouton, whose new book, The King of Zydeco, dives deep into Chenier’s musical genius and cultural impact.

The Katrina Forward series will host award-winning historian Andy Horowitz for a public lecture on Thursday, October 9, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Admission is free, with light refreshments to follow. For more information, click here.

On Friday, October 10, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. the Hilliard Museum will host the CLS’s Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Symposium, Et asteur quoi ?! Countercultural Currents, Artistic Intersections /Courants contre-culturels, intersections artistiques, exploring how the deep cultural roots are informing the next generation of artists, now. This program is a collaboration between the Hilliard Art Museum, Center for Louisiana Studies, Helis Foundation, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, John T. Scott Center, and FrancoFAE, and honors Barry Ancelet as the 2025 LEH Bright Lights recipient of the Champion of Culture Award for Festivals Acadiens et Créoles. Support also comes from the Guilbeau Center for Public History, UL’s Public History program, and from the Franco-American Benevolent Society. For more information, click here.

The goal of Old Spanish Trail Day is to educate people about the neglected Old Spanish Trail. Rayne's Old Spanish Trail Day will be filled with activities and education of the "Route 66 of the South!" Join the Old Spanish Trail Day for a merchants market, open car and truck show, metal smiths, woodturner, and so much more on Saturday September 13th. For more information about the event, click here.

Grand Coteau is hosting the Sweet Dough Pie Festival on October 28, 2025! Imagine tables full of pies bursting with the goodness of blackberries, sweet potatoes, figs, and more! The festival will be hosting a BINGO fundraiser & is looking for vendors for the festival. Learn more on their Facebook page.Listen in for more SWEET information!

Local rock band Cashier takes a spin on the Caravan. Cashier plays a washed-out, fuzzy blend of shoegaze & indie rock. They are based in Lafayette, LA.

Leyla McCalla on the banjo & cello and Louis Michot on his fiddle collaborate for some Franco-Creole-American folk music on the Caravan! Tune in for their stories and cultural sounds!

The Hilliard Art Museum presents three dynamic exhibitions featuring internationally acclaimed artists Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir, also known as Shoplifter, alongside regionally significant artists including Mare Martin, Manon Bellet, Hanah Chalew, and Harriet Joor. The opening preview day is on September 12th and free for students and faculty, it will begin with an artist talk with Shoplifter at 4pm. Hiiliard will also be having an after dark event starting at 7:30. Tickets are available on https://hilliardartmuseum.org/ There will also be art education programs starting September 13th for children and arts educators. For more information, click here.

In Ricky Ian Gordon’s “Orpheus and Euridice” taking place at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, the timeless myth is re-imagined through lush melodies and poignant lyrics. Performances will take place on Friday, September 12th at 7:30 PM and Saturday, September 13th at 2:00 PM. For more information, visit here.