Page 45 - Moncus Park News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

This article is part of an ongoing Friday series about the vendors at the Lafayette Farmers Market. Under the oaks of the Lafayette Farmers Market, musicians of all skill levels, ages and instruments come together to jam. "The people I interact with at these jams have great characters," Forest Huval said, one of the first market jam leaders and a local Lafayette musician. Since the farmers market at Moncus Park, formerly Horse Farm, opened there have been weekly Cajun music jam sessions. From 9 a.m. til 11 a.m., musicians gather to play songs together. There are no rules other than to have f...

Red barn at Moncus Park to be torn down Moncus Park and last updated 2021-05-01 19:08:14-04 The little red barn near the Farmers Market Oaks at Moncus Park is being torn down, officials with the park said on Friday. Moncus Park says the barn hasn't been actively used since the early 2000s, and has sustained extensive damage from hurricanes. It's lost large portions of the roof on the backside, and the park says last year's hurricanes caused even more extensive damage, expediting the need for deconstruction. Park officials say they've loved having the barn as a backdrop for the Lafayette Far...

After hearing a Japanese Folk Band in a farmer’s market in California, Cody Winters and his brother Danny Hiltz were hooked on Japanese music. Overtime, their love for Japanese music

Groundbreaking held for Veterans Memorial at Moncus Park and last updated 2021-04-20 18:48:08-04 When Moncus Park opens later this year, it will feature a memorial to Acadiana veterans. “It’s really important to Lafayette, because we have so many veterans here who deserve that,” said Ronald Crowley with the Veterans Action Coalition of Southwest Louisiana. Tuesday, a groundbreaking was held featuring major donors and stakeholders with the park, but also members of the coalition, who raised more than $1 million for the memorial. “It’s going to be beautiful, but we also...

The Veterans Memorial — one of the six new features in Phase 2 — represents education, honor and remembrance. "I'm so honored on behalf of our people to have this in the middle of our city, the middle of our parish, where people can come with their friends and tell them that story that their grandfather told them, or their dad or mom told them, about when they were in the service," Mayor President Josh Guillory said. "... that's what this is about. Something bigger than all of us." This memorial will feature a flag court and large tablets that commemorate and provide information on 11 "m...