Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Reserve
In 1985 the city of Eunice, in cooperation with the National Parks Service, founded the Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural Center. The Center details the role of Cajun culture in local history, while educating the public through workshops, extensive exhibitions and "hands-on" demonstrations of Cajun crafts and music. Cajun history, language, music, architecture and food ways are celebrated and preserved for future generations within the walls of this historic monument.
Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Reserve
250 West Park Avenue
Eunice, LA
337-457-8499
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Liberty Theatre and Center for the Performing Arts
Built in 1924, the Liberty Theatre was the principal entertainment venue in the Eunice area for decades until eventually falling into disrepair. Restored in the 1980s after a massive community effort, the theater is now home to the Liberty Center for the Performing Arts, which hosts a weekly radio and TV program showcasing Zydeco and Cajun musicians from around the area. The theater has been listed in the National Historic Record due to its regional and national significance.
Liberty Theatre and Center for the Performing Arts
200 West Park Avenue
Eunice, LA
337-457-7389
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The Eunice Depot Museum
The Eunice Depot Museum is the site where the founding father of the city, Cornelius C. Duson, bought his first plot of land, naming it after his wife, Eunice. Considered to the the birth place of the city, the former train depot has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now the home of a Cajun cultural museum with an extensive collection of traditional farming implements, musical instruments, railroad artifacts and much more. The museum has a gift shop selling Cajun music recordings, locally made Cajun crafts and souvenirs.
The Eunice Depot Museum
220 C.C. Duson Drive
Eunice, LA
337-457-6540
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