Creole Heritage Center at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

09/10/2026

Upcoming Louisiana Creole Community Events!

🎉⚜ Community Events ⚜🎉
3rd Tuesday of Every Month - Creole LaLa French Table & Music Jam
3rd Saturday of Every Month - Zydeco Jam at NUNU

Sept 18-19 - Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
Sept 25 - Flamboyants! performance by La Compagnie Tilawcis and Alliance Française of New Orleans
Oct 3 - 5th Annual Creole Culture Day with Creole Culture
Oct 9-11 - Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Oct 9-11 - St Augustine Cane River Creole & Family Festival
Oct 10 - Creole Heritage Month Mini-Symposium with Friends of the Cabildo
Oct 17 - Louisiana Creole Research Association Conference
Oct 17 - Creole Food Festival - St. Martinville
Oct 30-Nov 1 - St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Fair
Oct 31-Nov 1 - NOLA Zydeco Festival
Nov 1-3 - 30th Annual Holy Ghost Catholic Church Creole Festival
Nov 15-21 - 2026 Zydeco Cruise with Geno Delafose

⚜ Language Opportunities ⚜
Ongoing - French & Creole Tables (Visit Codofil -Agence des Affaires Francophones de Louisiane for an active calendar of online & in person Louisiana tables!)
Every 1st Friday - Le Café Français at West Baton Rouge Museum
Every 1st Saturday - Kafé Kreyol-la at West Baton Rouge Museum
Every 2nd Saturday - La Tab Kreyol at NUNU
Every Last Saturday - La Table Française de NUNU

Starting in September - Kouri Vini and French language courses with L'Union Française, Alliance Française of New Orleans and Alliance Française de Lafayette
Starting Sept 23 - Littérature Créole with L'Union Française

Did we miss an event? Add it in the comments!

*Note: Some events and opportunities have an admission or ticket fee.

09/05/2026

⚜ Upcoming Event of Interest ⚜

"To 'Dance the Person Home': Louisiana Creole and Cajun Memorialization Practices"

Keynote Presentation at the Louisiana Folklife Center(NSULA)'s 18th Annual Louisiana Studies Conference on Saturday, September 12

Given by Dr. Emily M. Goldsmith, Instructor of English, LSU and Louisiana Creole Poet, Scholar, and Researcher

Starts at 11am in Room 006 of Alost Hall on the Natchitoches campus of Northwestern State University.

Free and open to the public!

Additional presentations at the conference may also be of interest! Visit https://www.nsula.edu/folklife/louisiana-studies/ for the full program!

09/03/2026

Visit our friends' social media and websites for the details on all these upcoming ways to immerse yourself in Louisiana Creole culture and communities!

🎉⚜ Community Events ⚜🎉
3rd Tuesday of Every Month - Creole LaLa French Table & Music Jam
3rd Saturday of Every Month - Zydeco Jam at NUNU

Sept 4-5 - Cane River Zydeco Festival & Poker Run
Sept 5 - SWLA Zydeco Music Festival
Sept 6 - Creole Renaissance Festival
Sept 11 - OperaCréole performance
Sept 18-19 - Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
Sept 25 - Flamboyants! performance by La Compagnie Tilawcis and Alliance Francaise New Orleans
Oct 3 - 5th Annual Creole Culture Day with Creole Culture
Oct 9-11 - Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Oct 9-11 - St Augustine Cane River Creole & Family Festival
Oct 10 - Creole Heritage Month Mini-Symposium with Friends of the Cabildo
Oct 17 - Louisiana Creole Research Association Conference
Oct 30-Nov 1 - St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Fair
Oct 31-Nov 1 - NOLA Zydeco Festival
Nov 1-3 - 30th Annual Holy Ghost Catholic Church Creole Festival
Nov 15-21 - 2026 Zydeco Cruise with Geno Delafose

⚜ Language Opportunities ⚜
Ongoing - French & Creole Tables (Visit Codofil -Agence des Affaires Francophones de Louisiane for an active calendar of online & in person Louisiana tables!)
Every 1st Friday - Le Café Français at West Baton Rouge Museum
Every 1st Saturday - Kafé Kreyol-la at West Baton Rouge Museum
Every 2nd Saturday - La Tab Kreyol at NUNU
Every Last Saturday - La Table Française de NUNU

Starting in September - Kouri Vini and French language courses with L'Union Française, Alliance Française of New Orleans and Alliance Française de Lafayette
Starting Sept 23 - Littérature Créole with L'Union Française

Did we miss an event? Add it in the comments!

*Note: Some events and opportunities have an admission or ticket fee.

09/01/2026

A big THANK YOU to each and every one of our 2026 Sponsors!

Gold Level: BOM Bank, Cane River National Heritage Area, Louisiana Consortium of Immersion Schools, Visit Natchitoches, and Southwestern Electric Power Company - SWEPCO

Silver: I-49 Mini Storage in Alexandria and Love Culture Studio and Spa

Bronze: Family Eye Care, Lacombe Heritage Center, and City of Natchitoches

08/27/2026

Back to School and the coming of fall means so, so many opportunities to immerse yourself in the Louisiana Creole community and culture! Visit our friends' social media and websites for the details!

🎉⚜ Community Events ⚜🎉
3rd Tuesday of Every Month - Creole LaLa French Table & Music Jam
3rd Saturday of Every Month - Zydeco Jam at NUNU

Sept 4-5 - Cane River Zydeco Festival & Poker Run
Sept 5 - SWLA Zydeco Music Festival
Sept 6 - Creole Renaissance Festival
Sept 11 - OperaCréole performance
Sept 18-19 - Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
Sept 25 - Flamboyants! performance by La Compagnie Tilawcis and AllianceFrancaise New Orleans
Oct 3 - 5th Annual Creole Culture Day with Creole Culture
Oct 9-11 - Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Oct 9-11 - St Augustine Cane River Creole & Family Festival
Oct 17 - Louisiana Creole Research Association Conference
Oct 31-Nov 1 - NOLA Zydeco Festival
Nov 1-3 - 30th Annual Holy Ghost Catholic Church Creole Festival
Nov 15-21 - 2026 Zydeco Cruise with Geno Delafose

⚜ Language Opportunities ⚜
Ongoing - French & Creole Tables (Visit Codofil -Agence des Affaires Francophones de Louisiane for an active calendar of online & in person Louisiana tables!)
Every 1st Friday - Le Café Français at West Baton Rouge Museum
Every 1st Saturday - Kafé Kreyol-la at West Baton Rouge Museum
Every 2nd Saturday - La Tab Kreyol at NUNU
Every Last Saturday - La Table Française de NUNU

Starting in September - Kouri Vini and French language courses with L'Union Française, Alliance Française of New Orleans and Alliance Française de Lafayette
Starting Sept 23 - Littérature Créole with L'Union Française

Did we miss an event? Add it in the comments!

*Note: Some events and opportunities have an admission or ticket fee.

08/26/2026

⚜ Resource of the Month ⚜

In honor of the new school year, our August Resource of the Month is a classroom activity on the history of the Badin-Roque House, a highly significant place in Louisiana's Isle Brevelle community. The Badin-Roque House was recently restored and remains overseen by the St. Augustine Historical Society.

This activity was one of many on the Creole Heritage Center's 2009 Teacher's Creole Resource CD, a project that provided teachers with verified information on Louisiana Creoles and exciting activities for including Louisiana Creoles in classrooms of various ages.

The Creole Heritage Center's Resource Library contains not just copies of past projects of the CHC like this, but 5,000+ items by and about Louisiana Creoles. Catalogs of parts of the library are available on our website.

08/24/2026

⚜ General Fall 2026 Hours ⚜

Come visit us Monday - Thursday between 9am and 4pm.

Appointments are always recommended but not required.

Accommodation for other times may be possible!

Call 318-357-6685 or email [email protected] to confirm our availability!

08/20/2026

Visit our friends' social media and websites for the details of these fantastic opportunities to be a part of the Louisiana Creole community and heritage this fall!

🎉⚜ Community Events ⚜🎉
3rd Saturday of Every Month - Zydeco Jam at NUNU

August 27 - "Ancestral Artistry" Screening with Louisiana Architecture Foundation
Sept 4-5 - Cane River Zydeco Festival & Poker Run
Sept 6 - Creole Renaissance Festival
Sept 18-19 - Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
Oct 3 - Creole Culture Day with Creole Culture
Oct 9-11 - Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Oct 9-11 - Creole & Family Festival at St Augustine Cane River
Oct 31-Nov1 - NOLA Zydeco Festival

⚜ Language Opportunities ⚜
Ongoing - French & Creole Tables (Visit Codofil -Agence des Affaires Francophones de Louisiane for an active calendar of online & in person Louisiana tables!)
Every 1st Friday - Le Café Français at West Baton Rouge Museum
Every 1st Saturday - Kafé Kreyol-la at West Baton Rouge Museum
Every 2nd Saturday - La Tab Kreyol at NUNU
Every Last Saturday - La Table Française de NUNU

⚜ Exhibits to Visit ⚜

Thru Sept 24 - Becoming Louisiana: Borders in Motion (1688-1812) (The New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures)
Thru March 2027 - Origins of the New Orleans Black Carnival Society (The Presbytere, Louisiana State Museums)
Thru May 2027 - Galvez and Louisiana in the American Revolution (The Cabildo, Louisiana State Museums)

Did we miss an event? Add it in the comments!

*Note: Some events and opportunities have an admission or ticket fee.

08/18/2026

Check your inboxes for the Creole Heritage Center's August eNewsletter!

We take a look back at our time at the 2026 Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival, look ahead to events celebrating Creole Heritage Month in October, and share a Back To School themed Resource of the Month.

Not on our mailing list? See the eNewsletter here: https://conta.cc/4xNtB38

Email from Creole Heritage Center at Northwestern State University August eNewsletter   Our Vision To revitalize, mobilize, and empower, for global recognition, Creole people and their contributions.

08/14/2026

School may be starting, but there are still lots of opportunities to be a part of the Louisiana Creole community this fall!

Visit our friends social media and websites for the details!

🎉⚜ Community Events ⚜🎉
3rd Saturday of Every Month - Zydeco Jam at NUNU

August 15 - Cajun & Creole Fest in Beverly, NJ - hosted by Kent Downtown Partnership
August 19 - Alliance Française of New Orleans Open House
August 27 - "Ancestral Artistry" Screening with Louisiana Architecture Foundation
Sept 4-5 - Cane River Zydeco Festival & Poker Run
Sept 6 - Creole Renaissance Festival
Sept 18-19 - Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
Oct 3 - Creole Culture Day with Creole Culture
Oct 9-11 - Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Oct 9-11 - Creole & Family Festival at St Augustine Cane River

⚜ Language Opportunities ⚜
Ongoing - French & Creole Tables (Visit Codofil -Agence des Affaires Francophones de Louisiane for an active calendar of online & in person Louisiana tables!)
Every 1st Friday - Le Café Français at West Baton Rouge Museum
Every 1st Saturday - Kafé Kreyol-la at West Baton Rouge Museum
Every 2nd Saturday - La Tab Kreyol at NUNU
Every Last Saturday - La Table Française de NUNU

August 15 - Latab Kréyòl at Alliance Francaise of New Orleans

⚜ Exhibits to Visit ⚜

Thru Sept 24 - Becoming Louisiana: Borders in Motion (1688-1812) (The New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures)
Thru March 2027 - Origins of the New Orleans Black Carnival Society (The Presbytere, Louisiana State Museums)
Thru May 2027 - Galvez and Louisiana in the American Revolution (The Cabildo, Louisiana State Museums)

Did we miss an event? Add it in the comments!

*Note: Some events and opportunities have an admission or ticket fee.