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Lafayette Parish is celebrating its Bicentennial this year with ongoing celebrations commemorating the time the Louisiana State Legislature carved off the western half of St. Martin Parish in 1823 to form a new parish named after the Marquis de Lafayette.      Two years earlier, in 1821, Jean Mouton donated a parcel of land to the community then known as Vermilionville for a Courthouse and a Cathedral. Mouton became known as the founder of Vermilionville that in 1884 became the City of Lafayette in honor of the French marquis who fought in the American revolution. Our guest is Sami Parbhoo who is heading up the series of events throughout 2023 that will honor the history of our parish and look to what the future holds.  Lafayette Parish enjoys a proud history of various cultures coming together, starting with the indigenous Atakapa-Ishak, Choctaw, Chitimacha, and Opelousas, who were the first to inhabit the area. Acadian refugees settled in the area after Le Grand Dérangement from Canada in 1755 when Great Britain captured the land from France. The Acadians married other native, French, Spanish, and African settlers, forming the rich culture and history of Lafayette Parish.  For more information and a list of events taking place, please visit www.lafayette1823.org. 

Lafayette Parish is celebrating its Bicentennial this year with ongoing celebrations commemorating the time the Louisiana State Legislature carved off the western half of St. Martin Parish in 1823 to form a new parish named after the Marquis de Lafayette.      Two years earlier, in 1821, Jean Mouton donated a parcel of land to the community then known as Vermilionville for a Courthouse and a Cathedral. Mouton became known as the founder of Vermilionville that in 1884 became the City of Lafayette in honor of the French marquis who fought in the American revolution. Our guest is Sami Parbhoo who is heading up the series of events throughout 2023 that will honor the history of our parish and look to what the future holds. <a href="https://www.lafayettetravel.com/bicentennial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Lafayette Parish enjoys a proud history of various cultures coming together, starting with the indigenous Atakapa-Ishak, Choctaw, Chitimacha, and Opelousas, who were the first to inhabit the area. Acadian refugees settled in the area after Le Grand Dérangement from Canada in 1755 when Great Britain captured the land from France. The Acadians married other native, French, Spanish, and African settlers, forming the rich culture and history of Lafayette Parish. <a href="https://www.lafayettetravel.com/bicentennial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> For more information and a list of events taking place, please visit<a href="https://www.lafayettetravel.com/bicentennial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> www.lafayette1823.org.</a>

Lafayette Parish Celebrates Bicentennial  – Sami Parbhoo

Carly Viator

It’s Festival time! And with that, we have Festival International crew with us today to talk about this exciting year as festivities kick off this month live and in-person after two years!It’s going to be a great episode, lots to talk about as passes for FIL have sold out(yes, it’s still a free event), tons of vendors, musicians, and artists of all kinds; including Festival’s artist of the year, Dirk Guidry.FIL DATES: April 27 - May 1, 2022http://www.festivalinternaitonal.org/—The Tea Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Music Academy of Acadiana &amp; The Orchard, Authorized Service Providers of Apple.The Music Academy of Acadiana is Acadiana's top choice for music lessons in piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, saxophone, flute, audio production &amp; more. They teach students of all ages and styles, they have sent students to college, to compete in major music competitions, and have also premiered on major TV Music contests like American Idol &amp; The Voice. Founded by University of Louisiana at Lafayette music school graduate Tim Benson, the Academy has been voted as a top finalist in the best music school by readers of the Times since 2016 and they have won the national music school of the year award in 2014. Their goal is to make music lessons fun, educational and to help foster the next generation of musicians and creative thinkers! You can find them at the following links:Website: https://www.musicacademyacadiana.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MusicAcademyOfAcadiana/— The Orchard is our tech sponsor and are providing the tech we need to assure a successful live podcast. Check them out at https://theorchardstores.com.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tea-podcast/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tea-podcast/support

It’s Festival time! And with that, we have Festival International crew with us today to talk about this exciting year as festivities kick off this month live and in-person after two years! It’s going to be a great episode, lots to talk about as passes for FIL have sold out(yes, it’s still a free event), tons of vendors, musicians, and artists of all kinds; including Festival’s artist of the year, Dirk Guidry. FIL DATES: April 27 - May 1, 2022 <a href="http://www.festivalinternaitonal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.festivalinternaitonal.org/</a> — The Tea Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Music Academy of Acadiana &amp; The Orchard, Authorized Service Providers of Apple. The Music Academy of Acadiana is Acadiana's top choice for music lessons in piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, saxophone, flute, audio production &amp; more. They teach students of all ages and styles, they have sent students to college, to compete in major music competitions, and have also premiered on major TV Music contests like American Idol &amp; The Voice. Founded by University of Louisiana at Lafayette music school graduate Tim Benson, the Academy has been voted as a top finalist in the best music school by readers of the Times since 2016 and they have won the national music school of the year award in 2014. Their goal is to make music lessons fun, educational and to help foster the next generation of musicians and creative thinkers! You can find them at the following links: Website: <a href="https://www.musicacademyacadiana.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.musicacademyacadiana.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MusicAcademyOfAcadiana/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/MusicAcademyOfAcadiana/</a> — The Orchard is our tech sponsor and are providing the tech we need to assure a successful live podcast. Check them out at <a href="https://theorchardstores.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theorchardstores.com</a>. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tea-podcast/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tea-podcast/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tea-podcast/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tea-podcast/support</a>

Festival International’s Carly Viator, Marketing Director and Sami Parbhoo, 2022 FIL Board President