Bayou Pigeon Heritage Association

05/25/2026

MEMORIAL DAY ... LEST WE FORGET

05/10/2026

Crawfest 2026

In the small Cajun community of Bayou Pigeon festivals and fundraisers are far more than social events.

They are a living expression of heritage, preserving the values, relationships, and traditions that have long defined closeness of Cajuns people.

For some, the road led away from these bayous—toward opportunity, careers, and a different kind of future. The world called, and they answered. But something never left.

Feet may travel far—but the heart never does. Because this place shaped who you are. It taught faith, family, and the value of a simple life rooted in community.

Every return, whether for a weekend, a funeral, a festival, or just a drive down Highway 75, is not just a visit. It is a homecoming.

This year our Crawfest is on June 6, 2026. It is following the tradition of the Bayou Pigeon Church Fairs which was always on the first Saturday of June.

Mark your Calendars this year Crawfest is going to our Biggest and Best we will have over 40 arts and crafts vendors.

This is our 6 th Crawfest in the new era of the Bayou Pigeon Heritage Association ....

Understand The Heritage

By understanding it you will value it... by valuing it... you will want to care for it ... by caring for it... you will enjoy it... from enjoying ... the cycle continues

Allon Bayou Pigeon Crawfest

02/05/2026

Don’t forget to come out tonight to meet Chasity Verret Martinez!!!

02/05/2026

Hey Everybody ...

Don't forget this Saturday is our 6 th Annual General Membership meeting and dinner.

12 - 4 pm at BPHA Activity Center ( Gym)

Come see our improvements and here about our accomplishments.

Free gumbo and live music for your entertainment ...

You are welcome to share this message to your family and friends.

Bayou Pigeon proud

Membership Committee

12/06/2025

12/06/2025

What's on our mind ... Bayou Pigeon Heritage Association ... Cajun Christmas on the Bayou

BPHA followers don't forget our event tomorrow, Sunday Dec 7...

10 A.M. - 4 P.M. No worry about the weather ... it is inside the BPHA activity center (old Gym) ...

Bring the kiddos by for pictures with Santa Clause,

Have a cup of Hot Cajun gumbo ...

Listen to some music ... by 'Bayou Mike'

Over two dozen artist / crawfish vendors will be there selling all kinds of things ...

The BPHA Folklife Museum will be open to the public as well ... it is a virtual tour of the history of Bayou Pigeon...

Come check us out and pass a good time !

10/02/2025

Do you know that October is Atchafalaya month.

As the seasons begin to change and the temperatures fall, local culture is showcased far and wide at the region’s many festivals nestled in a natural environment unlike any other,” said Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Executive Director Justin Lemoine.

One festival is our Bayou Pigeon Heritage Association Wild Beast Feast on Oct. saturday 11 .

There’s no better way to celebrate Atchafalaya Month than to take a trip to Bayou Pigeon ...

This year we have over 15 experienced cajun cooks participating in our wild Beast cook ... cooking everything from crawfish stew, to turtle sauce piquant, and deer chili and maybe smothered Nutria serve over white rice.

We have a large raffle going with $5000.00 first prize.

A large selection of items for a live auction and many more silent auction items ...all things associated with the Atchafalaya Basin.

In addition we will have the Bayou Pigeon Folklife Museum open with free admission to al festival goers. The displays all all engaging you will learned a lot about the folklife ways of the people who live and work the Basin Natural Resources.

We will have the award winning book 'Bayou Pigeon Spirit of the Atchafalaya' on sale at reduced prices.

Come pass a good time with good food and explore everything Atchafalaya.

We guarantee ...

09/23/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cwcN-mm4xs
Hey Everybody,

Check out the shortcut we attached—it’s a great little video about Houseboat / Camp Boat living in the Pierre Part / Belle River area. It’s a very cool story, and honestly, it could be about any of our folks from Bayou Pigeon too!

We thought it was the perfect time to share because, at the end of the video, they’re cooking nutria—a reminder of how Cajuns have always been creative and resourceful with wild game.

👉 That brings us to an invitation:

Are there any brave Cajuns out there willing to cook at our Wild Beast Feast on October 11, 2025?

There’s still plenty of time to enter the contest—so dust off your recipes, sharpen those knives, and get ready to show off your wild side!

07/25/2025

What makes Bayou Pigeon and Bayou Pigeon Heritage special...

Bayou Pigeon and its Heritage Association embody the heritage, and spirit of Cajun communities: tightly bonded,

Cajuns are descended from the Acadians, French-speaking people who were expelled from Nova Scotia in the mid-1700s during the Great Expulsion. When they resettled in the swamps, around Bayou Pigeon, Pierre Part _and Belle River

They learned early on that community cooperation was not optional—it was essential.

Yesterday morning, Mike Dupre and I went to the Heritage Museum to take some measurements... looking at the grass at the site that needed cutting and realizing that the weather forecast was calling rain for the rest of the week. Realizing that three of the board members who usually handle this were out of state on vacation. or business. That it would get out of hand..

With that said, I went to Bayou Pigeon Seafood and asked Glenda Randazzo if she could help ...

Today, the complete site ... the grass was cut , and weeds eaten.

Glenda truly embodies community cooperation and the Spirit of Bayou Pigeon and always comes through. I know she sent some of her people and their equipment to get it done

Special thanks Chris & Glenda Randazzo, they are committed to preserving Bayou Pigeon Heritage...

Thank them when you see them

06/21/2025

http://blog.bayoupigeon.com/

Check out the latest blog story on my Blog "All Things Bayou Pigeon".

It is about the Baptist Mission School on Keel Boat Pass in the 1940, 1950's.

It is a story that deserves to be remembered.

aim straight

Chachie