Boggy Bayou poster unveiled

To commemorate its 30th anniversary, The Boggy Bayou Festival Board had a poster created to depict the festival’s meaning. Lafayette artist Tony Bernard created the poster that features a fleur de lis with a bayou scene inside. On Monday, March 31, members of the Boggy Bayou board unveiled the special festival poster. Shown revealing the poster are Boggy Bayou Festival Board President Bernice Ardoin and Bernard. The posters will be on sale at the Boggy Bayou Festival, which opens this afternoon at 5 p.m. in Pine Prairie. Posters can be purchased at the festival for only $20 each, unframed. There is a limited number printed, so be sure and get your copy early. The Boggy Bayou Board would like to extend a special invitation to the public to help them raise money for Prairie Manor Nursing Home in Pine Prairie. The festival opens at 5 p.m. today with special bracelet prices on carnival rides from 6-10 p.m. This year’s flag raising ceremony is set for 5:30 p.m. followed by the cutting of the 30th anniversary cake. The boudin eating competition will take place at 6 p.m. and there will be some old-fashioned gospel music from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The second annual Miss-Ter pageant will close out the festivities tonight. Admission for this special family day at the fair is only $1. Friday’s events kick off at 1 p.m. with special carnival rides from 1-5 and 6-10 p.m. An auction is planned for Friday night at 9:30 p.m. There will be a hula hoop contest at 4 p.m. and egg toss competition at 4:30 p.m. Paul and Pete will entertain on stage from 6-9 p.m. and Roy Chaffin and his band will headline tomorrow night to close out the festival. Saturday’s line up includes the Carl Guidry Cajun Band from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m. and the Appreciation Ceremony honoring Diana Monier and Terry Clark will take place on stage at 2 p.m. The crowning of the new Boggy Bayou Queen, crowning of King Shane West, and the new Ms. Queen will begin at 2:30 p.m. Carnival bracelets for rides will be held Saturday from 1-5 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. Danny Paul Young will provide music from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and there will be Unplugged Music by Ashton Dupre, Brice Campbell, Chauncey Guillory and others from 8-10 p.m. James Dupre will close out this year’s festival as he is set to take the stage at 10 p.m. All proceeds go to Prairie Manor Nursing Home in Pine Prairie. Make plans to attend and make this 30th year a great success.