February 27, 2010 :: Jules Guidry
March 13, 2010 :: Philip Andrepont
April 10, 2010 :: Brady Broussard
May 8, 2010 :: Gerald Bertinot
May 28, 2010 :: Lt. General Russel L. Honoré (Ret.)
June 5, 2010 :: Lester Gauthier Jr.
July 17, 2010 :: Harold Schoeffler
July 28, 2010 :: Bernie David
August 14, 2010 :: Camey Doucet
September 11, 2010 :: Tim Cresswell

Living Legends programs begin at 4:00 p.m. at the Museum Café in Erath and include a Cajun music jam session beginning at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information, (337) 937-0012.

Bastille Day

German Television Documentary

Acadian Museum Inducts Lt.General Russel L. Honoré (Ret.) Into the Order of Living Legends

Doucet Family Makes Donation to the Museum

Kochansky family donates historical Evangeline painting

Lee Bernard Honored by France

LAM - Outstanding Corporate Support Award

Granddaughter of Russian Artist Chagall Visits Lafayette

Vermillion Parish Coastal Protection/Restoration Advisory Committee held a Town Hall metting.

Ambassador of Belgium Visits Lafayette

Frank Rochefort, latest Living Legend

Pierre Vimont, France’s Ambassador to the United States, made his first official visit to Louisiana

Warren and Mary Perrin visit the Mansfield battlefield where General Mouton was killed

Museum Hosts French Law Student for Farewell Dinner at the Perrin Farm

Acadian Museum Art Director Mary Perrin and New Orleans artist Karen Edmunds performed "Storm Stories" in Tennessee

Meeting with Nova Scotian Acadian Delegation.

Gerald Butaud is inducted into The Order of Living Legends.

Living Legend honoree - Comte Gilbert de Pusy La Fayette

Hall Honors Warren Perrin.

L’ORDRE DU BON TEMPS Celebration & Reflection of the beginning and end of “Acadie”

River Barge Excursion. (www.riverbarge.com)

Celebrate Acadian Identity Today.

Feast of Assumption Has Always Been Special.

Parade in Scott, LA Honors Heritage.

Is Cajun Still Cool? Historian Painted Broader Cajun Picture.

Day of Rememberance.

Fourth of July, 2007 Celebrations in Erath, Louisiana.

Minister Copes announces a day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval

French Frigate Visit to Lafayette "En Francais and English"

NEW YORK'S La Boca Theater company presents, "EVANGELINE"

The History Channel honors Acadian Museum and Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum

Cajun Country Zydeco and étouffée still reign in western Louisiana, where the zesty gumbo known as Acadian culture has simmered since 1764
By Wayne Curtis, Smithsonian, Photograph by Tyrone Turner
Published: May , 2007

Wanted Storm's Artifacts

The History Channel® and American Association of State and Local Historians (AASLH) honor Acadian Museum of Erath, Louisiana, with $3,500 grant for outstanding preservation work in the wake of Hurricane Rita.

Local Collector Shares Marquis Memorabilia.

New Exhibit: 2007 Marquis de La Fayette Commemoration: “The Overlooked Legacy of La Fayette: The Louisiana Purchase” January 13 - December 31, 2007

Trip to Canada for Acadian festivities in Montreal, Quebec

Book Signing and Reception held in Phoenix

Acadian Redemption - A New Historical Narrative

The Queen’s Apology

Rita can’t wipe out Acadian Museum
By SMILEY ANDERS, Advocate columnist
Published: May 3, 2006

Erath museum receives Cajun artifacts
By Brooke Broussard, Abbeville Meridional
Published: May 2, 2006

Marquis de La Fayette Commemoration: “The Overlooked Legacy of La Fayette: The Louisiana Purchase”
Exhibit: Continuing Exhibit

Le Café du Musée Living Legends Program
& Cajun Jam Session

The Living Legends program is free and open to the public. It's held once a month, always on Saturday at 4:00. For specific dates, call 1-337-937-0012.

If you would like to nominate a Living Legend for consideration, please email us.