Drew Estate Louisiana Barn Smoker
Festival
October in Convent
www.drewestate.com
The Drew Estate Louisiana Barn Smoker
Festival is an all-day extravaganza
celebrating American Tobacco agriculture,
featuring cigar brands made from Kentucky
grown Tobacco and Perique Tobacco, grown
only in St. James Parish, Louisiana, known
world-wide as capital of Perique Tobacco.
The festival is held at the L.A. Poche Farm in
Convent, Louisiana.
Christmas on the Water Boat Parade
December in Des Allemands
The Christmas on the Water Boat Parade
presents over twenty floats decked out in
lights featuring their own holiday themes.
The flotilla will festively light up Bayou
Gauche Island, as boaters throw beads and
candy to the crowds that gather along the
shore route to watch the parade.
Festival of the Bonfires
December in Lutcher
www.festivalofthebonfires.org
Festival of Bonfires is the prelude to the
Bonfires on the Levee. The festival is three
days of exciting activities presenting a
Gumbo Cook-off, the Tour De St. James Bike
Ride competition, nightly live entertainment,
and lighting of bonfires on the Mississippi
River Levee every night.
Bonfires on the Levee
Christmas Eve
www.festivalofthebonfires.org
Bonfires on the Levee is the exciting
culmination of the Festival of Bonfires, when
all the bonfires on the Mississippi River Levee
are set ablaze. Residents in the community
serve Gumbo, Jambalaya, Andouille, and
other Cajun meals, along with hot Cocoa and
Eggnog.
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Visitor
Centers
No matter which parish your find yourself
in, stop by a local visitor center to learn
more about what our regiona has to offer.
St. James Parish
1094 US Highway 61
Gramercy, LA 70052
225-562-2525
Monday-Friday
7:30 AM-4:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday
9:30 AM-4:30 PM
St. Charles Parish
13034 River Road
Destrehan, LA 70047
985-307-0495
Seven Days A Week
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
St. John the Baptist Parish
671 Belle Terre
LaPlace, LA 70068
985-359-2562
Monday-Friday
8:30 AM-4:30 PM
/www.drewestate.com
/www.festivalofthebonfires.org
/www.festivalofthebonfires.org