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Festival International
4:41 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

Photos: Highlights From The 27th Annual Festival International

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Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara performed Thursday night at Festival International in Lafayette.
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Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave. closed out Thursday night.
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Thousands of people crowded in front of the Scène Stabil Drill International Stage.
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R&B maestro Charles Bradley on Friday night.
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Nimbaya Women Drummers on the Lafayette General Fais Do Do Stage. They are an African drum and dance troupe from Guinea.
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Marna Bourque and Benito Enrique danced to Mariachi Las Alteñas, an all-female mariachi band, on Saturday.
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Montreal-based Niyaz, a group marrying Sufi mysticism, poetry and folk songs from the Middle East.
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DJ Andrés Proaño.
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Kelli Jones Savoy, of the Cajun band Feufollet.
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Keith Blair, a Lafayette-based blues musician.
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Delhi 2 Dublin, performing Sunday afternoon. They are a British Columbian-Celtic-Punjabi-Electronica mashup group.
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Downtown was thronged with people. This was the scene in front of the Acadiana Center for the Arts.
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Stilt walkers from the Dragon Knights Stilt Theater delight the crowd on Jefferson Street Sunday.
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Downtown Lafayette was transformed into a giant pedestrian mall, so some found better ways to get around.
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Cole, Penny and Kyle Davis, from Shreveport. This was their first Festival International... The trio traveled to Lafayette for the crafts.
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The Soul Express Brass Band, performing on Jefferson St.
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By Dionne Grayson

The 27th annual Festival International took over downtown Lafayette this past weekend, featuring scores of musicians and crafts artists from all over the world and packing the streets with revelers.

WWNO was there, and brought back these highlights.

Festival International's Official Lineup Video:

60-Second Weekend
3:59 pm
Thu April 25, 2013

60-Second Weekend: Life Beyond the Fairgrounds

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Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara performed Thursday night at Festival International in Lafayette.
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Laine Kaplan-Levenson spits the 60 second weekend.

It’s the last weekend in April, which for many means one thing (especially to Fred Kasten), and while we’re counting down for the gates of the Fair Grounds to open wide, let us not forget all that continues to live and breathe outside the racetrack gates. Here are some great things to do before, after, or (gasp) during this weekend’s main attraction:

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Latest News
4:00 pm
Fri January 18, 2013

Lafayette DA: Crime Likely Limited in His Office

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Lafayette Parish District Attorney Mike Harson says he does not believe anyone else in his office was knowingly involved in the bribery scheme that his former secretary and office administrator admitted to earlier this week.

Barna D. Haynes pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy in an ongoing federal investigation of bribes that were paid for giving criminal defendants a break, mainly in DWI cases.

U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley has said she anticipates more guilty pleas in the investigation.

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College Football
11:16 am
Thu January 10, 2013

UL-Lafayette Seeks New Defensive Coordinator

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Louisiana-Lafayette football coach Mark Hudspeth says he's seeking a replacement for defensive coordinator Greg Stewart.

Hudspeth said Wednesday that Stewart will not return to the Ragin' Cajuns' coaching staff for the 2013 season. He did not indicate what sparked the coaching move but thanked Stewart for his contributions that led to the team's 18 wins, including a pair of New Orleans Bowl titles over the last two years.

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