Our biggest dilemma is which restaurant to eat at! Food and it is good is everywhere.

 We love Crazy Bout Crawfish;

Prejeans

in Carancro,
Pat's on the Levee in Henderson  (gator and catfish)         

; Chez Jacqueline's

in Breaux Bridge, Pont Breaux in Breaux Bridge

and Crawfish Town

 Crawish and catfish rule in this area!!!Breaux Bridge is known as the Crawfish Capital!!These are only the few restaurants in the area - their are plenty more!

Saturday mornings is Zydeco Breakfast at Buck & Johnny's in the heart of Breaux Bridge. Very crowded. Have to get their early to get a seat. Hostess sat us with Daniel and Kathy. At 8:30 am, tables were full and dance floor crowded. Cajuns love their music and dancing - Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys were the band.

Their Zydeco omelet is awesome! Had fun! Went to Pont Breaux Restaurant for dinner - we had the seafood gumbo and crawfish etoufee. Also had local bank playing

While at Buck and Johnny's, found out that dance lessons are offered on Wednesday evenings for $10.00/per person. We showed up Wednesday and had lots of fun learning to dance to zydeco music. Reggie is the teacher and has great patience for all!!!

Beautiful day - weather warming up. We took a ride the Acadian Village in Lafayette. A brief history of the area - Small village replica of how the Acadians arrived from France to Nova Scotia in which their settlements were not important to either King of France or Bristish Crown. In 1754, British demanded that Acadians sign a loyalty agreement to the Engish King. When Acadians refused, men were arrested and farms destroyed. Amid the chaos, some Acadians ended up back in England; some went to France and other stopped at ports along east coast.

         In 1764, one of the ships arrived in  Lousisana, whch at the time was ruled by Spanish colony. Over the next 20 years or so, about3,000 Acadians found their way to Louisiana and settled in the swamps, bayous and prairies that no one else wanted. The were not welcome by the French already in the area, the Acadians only had each other - their language, culture and their customs.

         After all these years, the Cajun culture still continues in this area of Louisisana, and are proud to give you a history of their family.  Family, good food, good music still thrive in Cajun country.