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Foster the Love Louisiana PJ Drive

We are collecting new pajamas from Premie to XL Adult for children of all ages in foster care. Pajamas will be used in our First Night Bags and Community Closet. You can drop off pajamas at the ...Read more

We are collecting new pajamas from Premie to XL Adult for children of all ages in foster care. Pajamas will be used in our First Night Bags and Community Closet.

You can drop off pajamas at the CASA of SoLA office(227 La Rue France) or any of our locations around Acadiana. Please see list below for drop-off locations.

If you would like to order pajamas you can ship them to 227 Rue La France, Lafayette, LA 70508

Financial donations can be made at fosterthelovela.org/give

Please call 337-205-2155 if you have any questions

Please visit one of the following locations to drop off your pajamas:

Black Cafe - 518 S Pierce St #100, Lafayette

Blush Studio Lafayette - 854 Kaliste Saloom Rd, Ramparte Ste 115, Lafayette

CASA of SoLA (South Louisiana) - 227 Rue La France, Lafayette

Chop Leauxcal- 1304 Bertrand Dr Suite F3, Lafayette

Chop's Specialty Meats - 1019 Albertson Pkwy, Broussard

CrossfitAcadiana of Scott - 104 Park West Dr, Scott,

CYCLEBAR (Lafayette LA) - 4243 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Suite 113

DeLoach Therapy Services - 132 Demanade Blvd, Lafayette

Education Destination - 150 Industrial Pkwy, Lafayette

Eyewear Express - 4415 Ambassador Caffery, Lafayette

Fastsigns of Lafayette - 5421 Johnston St Ste B, Lafayette

Farm Bureau of Crowley - 22130 Crowley Eunice Hwy

Gallagher - 900 E. St. Mary Blvd. Suite 112, Lafayette

Hue Salon - 3809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy # 139C, Lafayette

Juice Bar - Lafayette - 109 Old Camp Rd #106, Lafayette

Learning Adventures Early Education Center - 308 Youngsville Hwy

Magnolia Family Chiropractic: Dr. Brytani Laird, DC - 803 Morgan St, Broussard

MTS Physical Therapy & Wellness - 111 Pasa Pl, Lafayette

Nutrition Krewe - 2207 Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite A-2, Lafayette

O2 Face and Body Spa - 201 Settlers Trace Blvd #3006, Lafayette

Puddles & Lace - 300 N Parkerson Ave, Crowley

The Little Gym of Lafayette - 4422F Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette

The Skin Loft Med Spa - 500 Settlers Trace Blvd #3, Lafayette

Sterling Premium Select - 2611 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette

The Loft - 1009 E St Mary Blvd, Lafayette

Thai Herbal Spa & Salon - 1619 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette

Used Car Factory of Lafayette - 2821 Verot School Rd, Lafayette

 
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Clear the Shelter Event

IPAC (Iberia Parish Animal shelter) will be participating in #EmptytheShelters sponsored by BISSELL Pet Foundation this weekend!! You have two days to find your next family ...Read more

IPAC (Iberia Parish Animal shelter) will be participating in

#EmptytheShelters sponsored by BISSELL Pet Foundation this

weekend!!

You have two days to find your next family member!

#Emptytheshelters will take place THIS Friday December 13th from

11am-3pm AND Saturday December 14th from 12pm-4pm.

Adoption fees are $25. Applications will be screened and must be

approved. Pre-approval is highly recommended and you will also have

the option to come 1 hour early on both days!!

All animals and applications can be found at

www.petango.com/IPAC

Help us help them find a furever home, NOT just for the

holidays!

 
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Old Time Winter Family Day at Vermilionville

On Saturday, December 14th, the annual Old Time Winter Family Day Celebration will begin at 10:00 a.m. and last until 4:00 p.m. with lots more to offer. The village will be filled with great ...Read more

On Saturday, December 14th, the annual Old Time Winter Family Day Celebration will begin at 10:00 a.m. and last until 4:00 p.m. with lots more to offer. The village will be filled with great learning opportunities, live music, delicious food, Native American storytelling, arts & crafts and self-guided tours. In fact, Papa Noël (the French Santa Claus) will be here and kids will be able to write letters to him sealed with wax. Our artisans will demonstrate several holiday happenings from 1765-1890 such as how to make candles, soap, Victorian paper ornaments, citrus pomanders and more. Also, we will have a reading of The Night Before Christmas each half hour. Admission is $5 for those 4 and older.

More information.

 
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Very Berry Christmas Quest

The Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with local businesses, will be hosting a family scavenger hunt to celebrate the Christmas season in Iberia Parish. Families will pick up ...Read more

The Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with local businesses, will be hosting a family scavenger hunt to celebrate the Christmas season in Iberia Parish. Families will pick up Christmas hats and goody bags filled with coupons and holiday treats at the chamber's office, along with their quest cards which track the activities they participate in throughout the day on December 7th from 9 am to 4 pm.

 
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Carencro Country Christmas

Join us for this free, family-oriented, traditional event with choirs, singers, arts and crafts, and pictures with Santa, sponsored by the Carencro Business Association. ...Read more

Join us for this free, family-oriented, traditional event with choirs, singers, arts and crafts, and pictures with Santa, sponsored by the Carencro Business Association.

 
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Camellia Crossing – Gleaux Run

On Thanksgiving Eve (Nov 27th), light up the night sky with us by wearing things that GLEAUX as we run or walk down Camellia Blvd for the 17th Annual Camellia Crossing: Acadiana’s Gleaux ...Read more

On Thanksgiving Eve (Nov 27th), light up the night sky with us by wearing things that GLEAUX as we run or walk down Camellia Blvd for the 17th Annual Camellia Crossing: Acadiana's Gleaux Run. Your registration fee and the funds you raise will make a direct impact on lives in Acadiana. Start a TEAM with your family, friends, and co-workers and discover the difference you can make together! All funds raised stay in Acadiana to fund our mission to help families fight, survive, and live with cancer. This night of family fun begins at 5:30pm in Town Square River Ranch.

 
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Dwayne’s Dream Team Give Back Day

2nd annual BBQ burger Sale and Toy drive taking place this Sunday, November 17th at the Depot in Church Point. Please help us collect tons of toys to spread to boys and girls hoping for a Christmas ...Read more

2nd annual BBQ burger Sale and Toy drive taking place this Sunday, November 17th at the Depot in Church Point. Please help us collect tons of toys to spread to boys and girls hoping for a Christmas this year. "Tough times don't last, tough people do." We never know when we will need a hand up. We all fall sometimes and it is because of others that we are able to get back up. Please help us share this post to let everyone know about our fundraiser. We rely on this to make it successful.

 
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Nutcracker

Heymann Performing Arts Center Lafayette Ballet Theatre with Principal guest artists from the Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the entire dance community, present the Holiday classic, The ...Read more

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Lafayette Ballet Theatre with Principal guest artists from the Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the entire dance community, present the Holiday classic, The Nutcracker. A full-length classical ballet in two acts, based on the story of E. T. A. Hoffmann's "Nutcracker and the King of Mice" with original music of Peter Tchaikovsky.

December 14, 2019 @ 7pm

December 15, 2019 @ 2pm

For more information call LBT at (337) 262-0444 or the Heymann Center’s box office at (337) 291-5555. Tickets available through all Ticket Master outlets.

 
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Turkey Trot

Come Walk, Run, Cycle or Play at the Turkey trot, a Thanksgiving Marathon, to be held at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site on November 16, 2019 from 9am to noon. The event is free of charge ...Read more

Come Walk, Run, Cycle or Play at the Turkey trot, a Thanksgiving

Marathon, to be held at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site on

November 16, 2019 from 9am to noon.

The event is free of charge and sponsored by Eat, Play, Live – St.

Martin’s Healthy Coalition.

 
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“Christmas in Louisiana” Lifetime Movie

The Winter Family is Christmas royalty in New Iberia, Louisiana, and Sarah Winter (Jana Kramer), a successful lawyer and former Miss Christmas, is no exception. When she returns home to celebrate ...Read more

The Winter Family is Christmas royalty in New Iberia, Louisiana, and Sarah Winter (Jana Kramer), a successful lawyer and former Miss Christmas, is no exception. When she returns home to celebrate the anniversary of the town’s Sugarcane Christmas Festival with her mother (Moira Kelly) and her grandparents (Dee Wallace and Barry Bostwick), she rediscovers the magic of the season--and a little romance-- with her former Mister Christmas, Luke (Percy Daggs III). Christmas in Louisiana is produced by Active Entertainment. Ken Badish and Daniel Lewis serve as executive producers.

Premieres November 16th on Lifetime Channel 8/7c.