The Healing Traditions Lecture Series is scheduled to resume on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Vermilionville. Healing Traditions in Acadiana is a quarterly lecture series brought to you by the Lafayette Parish Master Gardeners that serves as an introduction to the general public about the healing traditions of the Cajun and Creole peoples of the area as well as the need to preserve medicinal plants, and the knowledge of their uses.

At this lecture Beverly Fuselier, co-author of, “Healing Traditions of South Louisiana” will share her knowledge with the audience. “Healing Traditions of South Louisiana,” is about the history of medicinal plants in Acadiana dating back to their Native American, Acadian, and Creole origins. The book covers folk remedies and the history of the “traiteurs” or faith healers in Louisiana Cajun culture who used a combination of prayers and herbs as community remedies.