November 2011 | LCVC Chatter-Membership Newsletter

November Guest Speakers: Johanna Villarreal - Festival of Lights, OCRA Joey Babineaux - Noel Acadien au Village, LARC's Acadian Village Jesse Guidry - Old-Time Christmas, Vermilionville Lea Loftin - Safari of Lights, Zoo of Acadiana

Allons a Lafayette is NOW offering Inbound and Outbound tours. Contact: Danny Bonaventure, 337-269-9607, allonsa@msn.com, www.allonsalafayette.com.

Louisiana Crossroads film premiere and live performance by DL Menard and Jeffrey Broussard will be held Nov. 25 & 27. Contact: Kate Waxley, Acadiana Center for the Arts, 337-233-7060, www.AcadianaCenterfortheArts.org.

Upcoming events at the Zoo of Acadiana: Safari of Lights will open Nov. 25-26 from 5-9 p.m. Re-opening Dec. 2-30. Breakfast with Santa Dec. 3, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Meet and Greet Diego Dec. 10 & 11, 5-9 p.m. Lighted/Musical 18-wheeler Coca-Cola Truck with Santa Dec. 17, 6-8 p.m. Contact: Lea Loftin, Zoo of Acadiana, 337- 837-4325, lealoftin@ZooOfAcadiana.org, www.ZooOfAcadiana.org.

Louisiana Office of Tourism - Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne is currently in search for a new Assistant Secretary for the Division of Tourism within the La. Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. State Tourism Director Jim Hutchison resigned on November 11.

"Best of the Road" street signage is scheduled to be installed within the next few weeks throughout Lafayette. Approximately 40 signs will be placed at strategic locations throughout the city. "Best of the Road" window stickers have been distributed to LCVC members to be placed on their business doors throughout the city. Additional window stickers are available at LCVC.

Planning continues for Louisiana Bicentennial events for Lafayette and throughout the state. The Lafayette model is currently being touted by the Bicentennial Commission as the "go to plan" for cities to participate in this event.

Burrelle's/LUCE has calculated that equivalent ad costs for articles run on Acadiana in the United States in October had a value of $315,498. Burrelle's/LUCE has calculated that the equivalent ad costs for articles run on Acadiana in the United States during 2011 had a value of $4,234,088.