Author Sam Irwin will read from his new book, “It Happens in Louisiana: Peculiar Tales, Traditions and Recipes from the Bayou” at the Joie de Vivre Café here on Thursday, Dec. 10, starting at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5, Breaux Bridge kicks off the Christmas season with a Nativity scene, stories, a play, treats, fire trucks, face painting – and a salute to the armed forces of the United States.
Le Feu et l’Eau Rural Arts Celebration, featuring the talents of Louisiana artists, performers and cooks, will be held here Saturday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
With town officials, business owners and residents expressing doubts about a plan to replace traffic lights with roundabouts at the I-10 exit here, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) held an “open-house” public meeting Thursday, Nov. 19, to clarify the plan and solicit public comment.
While one of St. Martin Parish’s favorite sons fell out during the primary, another went on to a smashing runoff victory in an important statewide office.
Jeff Landry, Louisiana’s attorney general-elect, is a resident of New Iberia but St. Martinville remains his hometown.