The Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival, the world’s oldest and first Zydeco Festival, was started on September 4, 1982 on a farmer’s field in the Plaisance community on the outskirts of Opelousas, with four hundred of our neighbors attending.
The Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival, the world’s oldest and first Zydeco Festival, was started on September 4, 1982 on a farmer’s field in the Plaisance community on the outskirts of Opelousas, with four hundred of our neighbors attending. The Festival was originally organized and run by a group called “The Treasures of Opelousas” a group of concerned citizens before being taken over by the Southern Development Foundation 13 years later.
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