Festival International de Louisiane Jul 30, 2008
A Celebration of Cultural Diversity and the Francophone World. The annual festival is held the last full week of April in downtown Lafayette, LA as a way to appreciate both differences and similarities of the world's cultures. (Suite101.com)
A good time is had by all in Lafayette, La. Aug 16, 2006
French influences prevail, from the state's only doctorate program in Francophone studies at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette to the musical and cultural statements made at the annual Festival de Musique Acadienne , Festival International de Louisiane , and the Festivals Acadiens , coming up Oct. 13-15. Festivals Acadiens celebrates the history of the ``Acadiens," Cajun forefathers who fled British persecution in what is now Nova Scotia and settled the region in the early 1700s. This... (Boston Globe)
Festival International brings an eclectic blend to LSU area May 2, 2006
-- While Jazz Fest raged on in New Orleans, Festival International de Louisiane was celebrating its 20th year in Lafayette, La. The free festival, held Thursday through Sunday, celebrated music, art and culture from around the world. (U-Wire.com)
