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On May 9, 2024, the UL Lafayette College of the Arts is hosting a screening in the ULL LITE center of "In a Good Place Now: The Life & Music of Bobby Charles", a feature-length documentary exploring the life and music of Bobby Charles, the singer/songwriter from Abbeville, Louisiana. Charles rose to fame in the 1950s with such hits as "See You Later Alligator", "Walking to New Orleans" and "But I Do" through his appearance in "The Last Waltz" and then his self-imposed exile to his small town. Produced by the Bobby Charles Trust, LLC, and Directed by David Dubos.

The Acadiana Veterans Honor Guard is a Military Honor Guard providing services for funerals, flag ceremonies, memorials, and dedications by Veteran events. Adjutant and USAF Vet, Barry Dufour, stops by KRVS to To schedule a service, get more information and more, click here.

Historic Opelousas is proud to be the host site for the upcoming Gathering of Descendants which will be held June 5-7, 2024. This three-day cultural event will provide an opportunity for attendees to connect to their St. Landry Parish roots, meet family and friends, and learn more about the history of the area. Events scheduled include a tour of Le Vieux Village de Poste des Opelousas, a visit to the St Landry Parish Courthouse, a presentation by noted historian and genealogist Alex DePaul Lee at the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center, a tour of St. Landry Cemetery and a fabulous closing day Main Event - Descendant Gathering & Luncheon. For more information on this event, click here.

Festival International de Louisiane is less than two weeks away and we can feel the excitement growing by the day. You can find the schedule, lineup and anything else you may need online or you can download the free FIL app on your mobile device to make your time at Festival even more enjoyable. For more information on festival, volunteer sign up, the schedule and more, visit https://www.festivalinternational.org/.

This year's National Stuttering Awareness Week begins May 12th through the 17th. On July 31st, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will be attending the Lafayette Chapter of the National Stuttering Association monthly meeting. The Lafayette Chapter of the National Stuttering Association meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00PM at Picard Center – 200 E Devalcourt Street (Room #122) Lafayette, LA, 70506. For more information contact LafayetteNSA@gmail.com / (337) 482-6870.

The Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) marks the week of May 6th to May 10th as the 2024 Economic Development Week. During this week, communities across North America will celebrate and recognize the contributions made by professional economic developers to create more economically vibrant and livable communities. To find more information, visit lafayette.org

"The Play That Goes Wrong" begins to unravel before it even gets started. The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society is presenting their new production, Murder at Haversham Manor. Unfortunately, the set has not been completed by opening date, and there is no time to do so. This is not to say that they are not continuing to try as the auditorium is filling with an audience! Indeed, with a moving corpse, disappearing props, missing actors, and collapsing pieces and such, mayhem is rolling amuck!! Situations on stage get quite dangerous, the “not so seasoned” acting of unseasoned actors begins to really come through, and ongoing production struggles continue as they try to save their production. This show will run May 24-June 2. For tickets, visit https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/ipaltheater/6446.

Randon Dufrene talks about local efforts to preserve this heirloom fiber crop.

Dr. Natalie Keefer talks about initiatives of LA CREoLL: Louisiana Center for Research and Education on Languages and Literacies

Midwife Kira talks about her experience founding Louisiana's first midwife-owned free-standing birth center and recent policy changes related to birth centers in the state.