Shows to Catch

1. Cook Yourself Thin
Lifetime Network
Weekdays 5/4 pm CST

2. In Plain Sight
USA Network
Sunday 10/9 pm CST

3. Burn Notice
USA Network
New Season starts June 4
Thursday 9/8 pm CST

4. Monk
USA Network
Final Season starts Summer 2009

5. The Closer
TNT Network
New Season starts June 8
Monday 9/ 8 pm CST

You can also check the different network websites to view full episodes online.

KFC Free Chicken Fiasco

Anybody out there like KFC??
Well on 5/5/09, you were able to download a coupon for a FREE 2 pc Kentucky Grilled chicken with two sides & a biscuit from unthinKFC.com or oprah.com websites. The Coupon is valid for 1 free meal until 5/19/09 excluding Mother's Day.
This was an awesome gesture but the public response was so enormous, there were lines of cars, fighting, theft and just plain obsurd behavior that happened at KFC's all across America today.
I really don't think KFC's marketing department thought this thru effectively.
Good luck using your coupon now, I've heard that KFC ran out of chicken or refused to honor the coupons after a certain number of customers.

2009 Summer Festival/ Fairs/Events

Hey Lafayette,

Are you looking for something to do this weekend, next or anytime during the summer?

Well check out these cool events happening in Louisiana.

• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival- April 24 thur May 3- New Orleans Fair Grounds- Features multitude of music mix from jazz, gospel, R& B, zydeco, cajun, rock and so much more. Also sample some of the fine cusine of Louisiana and shop for a variety of arts & crafts.


• Contraband Days- April 28 thru May 10- Lake Charles Civic Center-Events include Cajun Days, crawfish races, boat races, and did I mention pirates? Come enjoy the festivities and great food.


• Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival- May 1 thru May 3- Breaux Bridge, LA- Great entertainment over 30 of the best Cajun, zydeco & swamp bands playing. Crawfish cooked anyway and everyway. There's crawfish eating contest, crawfish races, crawfish cooking contests and a parade.


• Tomato Festival- May 1 thru May 3- 2320 Paris Rd- Chalmette, LA- Food is plentiful, lots of entertainment along with games and rides for the kids.


• Cochon de Lait Festival- May 7 thru May 10- Mansura, LA- Come celebrate the pig. Hog calling, hog imitating, boudin eating and greasy pig catching contests. This festival ought to be a hoot. Plus there's live music, arts & crafts, food, a carnival & a parade.


• Starks Mayhaw Festival- May 14 thru May 16- Starks, LA- Includes a talent contest, food booths, games & craft booths. Great bands, games for the children, and an auction.


• Sulphur Heritage Days Festival- May 22 thru May 23- Heritage Square Pavilion-Sulphur, LA- Festival includes carnival rides, food booths and entertainment. Great Jambalaya Cook- Off competition where amateurs and proffesional cooks face off to have their recipe named " The Best in Southwest". There is no admission charge and this event is alcohol- free fun.


• Plaquemines Parish Heritage and Seafood Festival-May 22 thru May 24-109 Good News Ave. • Belle Chasse, LA - Enjoy great local seafood and other unique local food specialties fixed as only bayou folks can, live music, from traditional Cajun
  musicians for two-steppin’ to local popular rockin’ cover bands, crafts, carnival rides, helicopter rides over some of the most historical battlefields in the nation as well as the
  Mississippi River. Times: Friday 7:30pm to 11:00pm;Saturday and Sunday 11:00am to 11:00pm. Admission: $5 foradults; free for children 12 and under; free parking.


• Buggy Festival of Church Point-June 5 thru June 7-837 E. Ebey St. -Church Point, LA -The festival is a unique Cajun cultural experience. Church Point
  is noted as “Buggy Capital”. The Grand Buggy Parade is held on Sunday
  at 1pm with horse-drawn carriages, live Cajun and zydeco music, antique buggy display, Cajun and a variety of foods, an Accordion Extravaganza, arts & crafts from the Acadiana area, novelties & souvenirs.


• Opelousas Spice & Music Festival-June 5 thru June 7 -Opelousas, LA - This annual festival features Cajun & zydeco music, Creole & Cajun food, carnival rides, pageant, parade and more. The festival is held on the grounds of Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino.


• Louisiana Corn Festival-June 12 thru June 14- Bunkie, LA - Events taking
  place over the three-day weekend are: Business and Residential Corn Decorating Contest, Corn Farmer of the Year named, live music and street dancing, citywide parade, arts & crafts, Corn Cooking contest, Corn Shucking and Eating Contest, Children’s Corn Parade, large carnival, pirogue races on the bayou, a softball tournament that lasts all weekend and a singing talent contest.There are food booths with something tempting for everyone.


• Le Festival de la Viande Boucanee-June 26 thru June 27-652 W. Main St. - Ville Platte, LA -Le Festival de la Viande Boucanee aka the Smoked Meat Festival. The festival includes a patriotic opening ceremony dedicated to military veterans, continuous music by outstanding nationally and locally known performers, the very competitive
  World Championship Smoked Meat Cook-off, a wide variety of Cajun and traditional foods, beauty pageants for all ages, culinary demonstrations by world-class chefs, arts & crafts booths and much more. You'll have a Smoking Good Time at this festival.


• Beauregard Watermelon Festival-June 26 thru June 28-113 S. Washington Ave. -DeRidder, LA Special events include a watermelon-eating contest, seed-spitting contest, watermelon auction and the largest watermelon contest. Great rides and great music featuring gospel, oldies and country music. Don’t miss the queen’s pageant held the first Friday of the festival. There’s arts & crafts and great food, as well as the “now
  and then” car show.


• Louisiana Peach Festival-June 26 thru June 28-Ruston, LA -The Squire Creek Louisiana Peach Festival is a family-oriented event held annually. Events include arts & crafts; food; music; parade; 5K run; cookery contest; tennis, golf, and fishing tournaments; rodeo; pet show; antique car show; kids’ events; fine arts show; and more. Some events are free, for others a fee applies for adults and youths over age six. The festival is the oldest agriculture festival in Louisiana.


• Pink Festival-Jun 29-Ragley Heritage Site-Ragley, LA-
  Games for children, crafts booths, food, rides, music and a breast cancer walk. This is a family festival and no liquor will be allowed on the premises.


• Greater Mandeville Seafood Festival- July 2 - thru July 5- Fountainbleu State Park off U.S. Hwy 190-Mandville, LA- This festival will feature over 33 bands, 200
  24 artists & craftsmen, 20 food and beverage vendors, a children’s entertainment area, carnival rides, a fishing rodeo, R.V. & camper show, boat show, and vintage cars and motorcycles.


• Red, White, Blue and You Festival-July 4- Lake Charles, LA
  This is an allday Fourth of July event that features games, rides for children, band concerts, food booths, a boat parade on the lake, and ends with a fireworks
  display. All of these events are free.


• Celebration on the Cane-July 4- Natchitoches, LA-Held on the downtown
  riverbank of historic Natchitoches. The event will include food 25 booths and a fantastic fireworks display over the Cane River.


• Louisiana Catfish Festival-July 10 thru July 12-17292 LA Hwy. 631 -Des Allemands, LA -Festival includes a 5K & 1 Mile Fun Race, an assortment of great food, continuous live music, crafts, games, rides, beautiful queens, and the best catfish this side of heaven.


• Cajun French Music and Food Festival-July 18 thru July 19- Lake Charles, LA - Festival includes continuous Cajun French music, dance the two-step, jitterbug and waltz, eat fine, freshly prepared Cajun food, shop until you drop in our arts & crafts area, and you can win door prizes and raffle.


• Delcambre Shrimp Festival-August 14 thru August 16-Delcambre Fairgrounds-Delcambre, LA -. Many shrimp dishes and cold beer are served for five days. Wednesday and Thursday nights are family nights at the street fair, with music by a local DJ and karaoke. On Friday live entertainment begins at 7pm. Saturday live music begins at 7am along with the Shrimp Cook-off. The motorcycle poker run leaves the grounds at 9am. Sunday features the traditional Fisherman’s Mass and the Blessing of the Fleet,
  beginning at 10am. Live music begins at noon!


• Le Cajun Awards & Music Festival-August 21 thru August 22-Blackham Coliseum-Lafayette, LA -Live, continuous Cajun French music is played throughout the festival, and there’s dancing, great traditional Cajun foods and good fun.


• Gueydan Duck Festival-August 27 thru August 30 -Gueydan, LA-The Gueydan Duck Festival highlights the local hunting heritage. Hunting-related events include several Duck & Goose Calling Contests, Skeet Shooting Contest, Hunting Retriever Trials, Decoy Carving Demonstrations and the Outdoor Wildlife Cooking Contest. You can enjoy the regular Duck & Goose Calling Contest or the Louisiana State Duck & Goose Calling Contest, which is the stepping stone to the World Championship. Other activities include a Queen’s Pageant, Grand Parade, daily live entertainment and carnival.

With so much to do in Louisiana who could ever be bored. So gas up up your car and check out these great events happening in Louisiana.