Bayou Lafourche Festival Association
Central Lafourche area organizations coupled together to host La Fete Des Vieux Temps, The Festival of Old Times...working to preserve area heritage and culture and to celebrate such with neighbors, family and friends.
-Raceland Lions Club
-Lafourche Fire District #1 Vol
-Lockport Carnival Club
-Lockport VFD Crusaders
Terry Arabie, the first Chairman of the first annual La Fetes Des Vieux Temp Festival, was quoted with the following:
"This festival is all about preserving our community," he says. "We wanted to preserve our culture while having our own festival in the central part of the parish that incorporates the best elements of the older festivals," he added.
"We wanted to bring back all the great foods from our area's festivals…the ones we all remembered and love," Arabie says. "Fresh, made-at-the-fest cracklings, white beans and alligator sauce piquante," he adds as he gazes upwards going over the list in his head before continuing, "shrimp, seafood of all kinds really…"
