Louisiana Crossroads Celebrates 50 Years of AcA with the "Roots of Fire"

  • January 16 - 17, 2025

  • Acadiana Center for the Arts (MTS 2025)

    101 West Vermilion Street
    Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
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Wilson Savoy, Jourdan Thibodeaux, Cedric Watson, Kelli Jones, Kristi Guillory, and Joel Savoy are some of the younger voices that have shaped the sound of Acadiana, following the first wave of the Cajun and Creole revival. These incredible artists were featured in the recent documentary Roots of Fire (2024), which tells the story of their own journeys in music in Acadiana over the past several decades. This group reunites for TWO special nights kicking off the 50th anniversary year of the Acadiana Center for the Arts to tell stories of their own aspirations for where the music scene can go in the next half-century.

Date & Time

Jan 16 - 17, 2025

Venue Details

Acadiana Center for the Arts (MTS 2025)

101 West Vermilion Street
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 Acadiana Center for the Arts (MTS 2025)
Acadiana Center for the Arts

Our mission is fostering art and culture in Acadiana.

Founded in 1975, Acadiana Center for the Arts (“AcA”) is a community-supported nonprofit organization that fosters art and culture in Acadiana. Since its founding, AcA has developed as a major force, shaping the future of public education and community development in South Louisiana.

AcA supports the creation of new works of art, exhibits, festivals, performances, and public art across an eight-parish region that includes Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion Parishes.  

AcA aims to bring equitable access to the arts and supports fair compensation of artists. On average, AcA serves over 300,000 people annually and provides fair compensation to 2,700 artists.  

In 2013, the AcA merged with the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (“PASA”), whose mission was to educate, inspire, entertain, and culturally enrich the people of south Louisiana by providing local access to a diverse range of the performing arts. This merger supported the vision of both organizations and provided much-needed support to PASA’s programs. Founded in 1989, PASA served as a leading voice in the performing arts in South Louisiana for close to three decades.


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