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Rural Courir de Mardi Gras traditions are discussed on this week's Bonjour Louisiane.

Dr. Nathan Rabalais talks about some of the cultural, economic, and institutional aspects of the Francophone scene in South Louisiana.

Louisiana Folk Roots is kicking off their first camp of the year in less than a month. Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week is March 19-24, Lafayette Kids Folk Roots Camp is June 10-14, and Opelousas Kids Folk Roots Camp is June 24-28. They are always on the look out for volunteers for many of these events. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, signing up for one of these camps or want to check out other events they have going on in the next few months, visit their website at https://lafolkroots.org/

Brothers Johnnie and Stevie Rees from Lafayette's L'Angelus form the band Arbo. Tickets for their upcoming show at AcA can be found here.

Lafayette Ballet Theatre, with principal dancers from the Houston Ballet presents, Coppélia. The story about a doll who appears on the balcony of aa toymaker's workshop. Her beauty spells big trouble for sweethearts, Swanilda and Franz. With humor, brilliant dancing, and Leo Delibes enchanting musical score, this full-length story ballet is perfect for all ages. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.heymanncenter.com/events/2023/copplia

The Iberia Performing Arts League (IPAL) presents "Catch Me If You Can". This show will run from March 7th-24th at the IPAL Theatre, 126 Iberia St. New Iberia, LA. You can purchase tickets online or at the door. For information on tickets, dates, times and more, visit https://www.ipaltheater.com/.

Basin Arts and KRVS come together to co-produce Art Circle, a monthly conversation between Dean Daryl Moore of UL Lafayette's College of Arts and two guests, a visual and a performing artist. These run on the final Monday of each month during the 3 p.m. Après-Midi program. This week, Dean Moore's guests are, dancer, Terrance Morgan and photographer, James Wilson.

SOLA Giving Day is an annual online giving movement connecting donors and dollars to South Louisiana nonprofits and their funding needs. This event helps to raise awareness about the critical role nonprofits play in our communities! The countdown to May 2nd is underway and there is still time to register your nonprofit; Early Bird registration closes February 27th. Whether you are looking to register or want more information before you donate come May 2nd, you can find the information you need at https://www.solagivingday.org/.

Francophone cultural activist Zachary Richard talks about his most recent project: the first novel written and published in French by a Louisianan in over a century.

Located in New Iberia’s Main Street District, the Shadows-on-the-Teche holds many layers of history in its walls and gardens. Built for wealthy sugar planters, Mary and David Weeks, the house remained in the same family for four generations. As a former plantation home, the story of the Shadows is as much about the hundreds of enslaved men, women, and children who lived and labored at the site as it is about the Weeks family. Their experiences, as well as those of their descendants, profoundly shape the house’s history and legacy. To plan a visit, view upcoming events or get more information, visit https://www.shadowsontheteche.org/.