Bayou State Book Talks is a free series offered by the Center for Louisiana Studies in partnership with the Lafayette Public Library System. Book Talks are held each month on the second Tuesday from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm at the Main Library, 301 West Congress Street.
November 10
John Slaughter
Catahoula: Louisiana State Dog
Bayou State Book Talks is a free series offered by the Center for Louisiana Studies in partnership with the Lafayette Public Library System. Book Talks are held each month on the second Tuesday from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm at the Main Library, 301 West Congress Street.
October 13
Joshua Caffery
In the Creole Twilight: Poems and Songs from Louisiana Folklore
Vermilionville Performance Center, 300 Fischer Road, Lafayette, LA
October 8, 2015, 9 am – 4 pm
9-9:30 Welcome and Introductions
9:30-10:15 A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland
John Mack Faragher, Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies, Yale University
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Center for Louisiana Studies (CLS) announces “Gun Violence in Louisiana: A Symposium,” on Monday, September 28, 2015. The free day-long event will be at the UL Lafayette Alumni Center, 600 E. St. Mary Blvd. in Lafayette, LA. The community is invited to attend. Seating is limited and reservations must be made at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/gun-violence-in-louisiana-a-symposium-tickets-18456639305.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Center for Louisiana Studies (CLS) announces “Gun Violence in Louisiana: A Symposium,” on Monday, September 28, 2015. The free day-long event will be at the UL Lafayette Alumni Center, 600 E. St. Mary Blvd. in Lafayette, LA. The community is invited to attend. Seating is limited and reservations must be made at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/gun-violence-in-louisiana-a-symposium-tickets-18456639305.
Zachary Richard will be the April speaker for Bayou State Book Talks, presented by the Center for Louisiana Studies and the South Regional Library. Richard will discuss his poetry, including the recently re-released "Faire récolte," along with the two editions, one in French and one in English, of "Histoire des Acadiennes et Acadiens de la Louisiane/The History of the Acadians of Louisiana."
To promote the use of collections housed at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the Department of History and Geography is pleased to announce the Jamie Guilbeau and Thelma Guilbeau UL Lafayette Research Fellowship in the amount of $500 for a researcher who IS a faculty member, staff member, or graduate student at the University, and the Jamie Guilbeau and Thelma Guilbeau UL Lafayette Research Grant in the amount of $2,000 for a researcher who is NOT a faculty member, staff member, or graduate student at the University.
Bayou State Book Talks Continue March 12 with Sam Irwin's "Louisiana Crawfish: A Succulent History of the Cajun Crustacean." Join us Thursday, March 12 beginning at 6:30pm at the South Regional Library as we talk about crawfish with author Sam Irwin.
Renowned local musicians Megan Brown (T'Monde, Les Bassettes), Kristi Guillory (Bonsoir, Catin), and Chris Segura (Feufollet, Lafayette Rhythm Devils) will perform at a private residence on Friday, January 23, beginning at 7pm. Music selections will include a wide representation of holdings in the Center's Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore (ACCF), plus traditional compositions and modern interpretations of a cappella ballads. All proceeds from this event will be used to further the preservation mission of the ACCF.
Join the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press for its annual holiday book sale on Wednesday, December 3, from 5-7 pm at the UL Alumni Center. All titles will be at least 20% off.
Signed copies of select titles will be available, and several UL Press authors will be in attendance.
