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Bayou Vermilion Preservation. org
The Lafayette Garden Club will promote Bayou Vermilion awareness through participation in Bayou Vermilion Festival, League of Women's Voters Forum on Water Issues, Trash Bash, Earth Day, Bayou Vermilion Day, and with school visits.
Co-Chairs -Babette Werner, Jan Wyatt
Committee - Sarah Schoeffler, Kathy Van Ness, Anita Petitjean, Maggie Chaisson,
Roxanna Champagne,
The Bayou Vermilion District is charged with the beautification, conservation and management of sites
along the bayou to ensure the preservation and enhancement of our natural and cultural resources in
Lafayette Parish.
Bayou Vermilion Preservation Association Formed - January, 2012
The Bayou Vermilion Preservation Association, headed by Charles Wyatt, was formed by
Lafayette Garden Club members Roxanna Champagne Babette Werner, Kathy Van Ness,
Sarah Schoeffler and Jan Wyatt as a first step in Protecting Our Aquatic Ecosystem in Lafayette,
Louisiana. The group spent the first several months studying the opportunities and the threats
to the bayou and the watershed.
Lafayette Garden Club members Roxanna Champagne Babette Werner, Kathy Van Ness,
Sarah Schoeffler and Jan Wyatt as a first step in Protecting Our Aquatic Ecosystem in Lafayette,
Louisiana. The group spent the first several months studying the opportunities and the threats
to the bayou and the watershed.
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League of Women Voters Forum on Water - February 20, 2013
Water, Water . . .
The League of Women Voters invites you to
The Basics of Lafayette Parish Water
an informational session on water issues
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Daily Advertiser Conference Room, 1100 Bertrand
A complementary light lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m.
The source of Lafayette Parish's water, its treatment and distribution,
concerns and security issues, as well as management and regulation,
will be among the topics.
Speakers will include:
Craig Gautreaux, Lafayette Utilities System
Mark Pope, Lafayette's Environmental Quality Manager
David Cheramie, Ph.D., Bayou Vermilion District
Harold Schoeffler, Citizen Activist for the Chicot
The League of Women Voters invites you to
The Basics of Lafayette Parish Water
an informational session on water issues
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Daily Advertiser Conference Room, 1100 Bertrand
A complementary light lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m.
The source of Lafayette Parish's water, its treatment and distribution,
concerns and security issues, as well as management and regulation,
will be among the topics.
Speakers will include:
Craig Gautreaux, Lafayette Utilities System
Mark Pope, Lafayette's Environmental Quality Manager
David Cheramie, Ph.D., Bayou Vermilion District
Harold Schoeffler, Citizen Activist for the Chicot
Bayou Vermilion Festival and Boat Parade - October 21, 2012
Working hand in hand with the Bayou Vermilion District in the first phase of an
awareness campaign, a great new feature was added to the Bayou Vermilion
Festival - a Boat Parade bringing people and their boats into the water for the
first time in many yearsThe newly formed Bayou Vermilion Preservation Association and the Bayou Vermilion District joined forces to encourage people to come to the Bayou on October 21st. Take an upclose and personal look.
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KACT-TV
Oct 19, 2012 5:25 PM by Melissa Canone
The community is invited to let the good times flow on Sunday, October 21 for
Bayou Vermilion District's Bayou Vermilion Festival & inaugural Boat Parade.
The Bayou Vermilion Festival is a celebration of and on the Vermilion River and
aims to increase awareness of the river as a viable source of recreation for
Lafayette Parish.
The Bayou Vermilion Festival will kick off with a public showing of antique
putt-putt boats and engines at Vermilionville beginning at 10 a.m. Antique
putt-putt boat owners from around the south will have their boats on display
for the public to see up close as well as talk with owners about these hand
crafted boats and engines. Other activities throughout the day include babbitt
pouring and boat restoration demonstrations, canoeing , children's activities
and live music by Goldman Thibodeaux & The Lawtell Playboys and more.
Admission to the Festival will be $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors
and children 6 and under enter free.
Bayou Vermilion Festival's boat parade will be launching from Vermilionville
at 2 p.m. with a send off toast hosted by this year's Grand Marshal, Lafayette
Parish President Joey Durel. The parade will consist of antique putt-putt boat
owners from around the south, a musician's barge with live music as well as
local boat owners and paddlers who care to join in the parade. The parade will
end with a celebration at Cochon restaurant around 5 p.m. with live music
by Christine Balfa & Friends, dancing, food and drinks. Residents and
businesses that live along the parade route are encouraged to invite friends and
family over to watch the parade from their back yard. Those that do not live along
the parade route can watch the parade at Vermilionville, Beaver Park,Rotary Point or
at Cochon restaurant.
Those wishing to participate in the parade with their boat, canoe or kayak
are encouraged to register their water craft by visiting BayouVermilion.org/BayouFest
or calling (337) 233-4077. Bayou Vermilion District will also be accepting reservations
for canoes and kayaks for those wishing to participate but don't own a water craft.
A requested donation of $10 for all participants in the parade will go towards the
Bayou Vermilion District's efforts to keep the river clean and viable as a source of
recreation for the citizens of Lafayette Parish.
For more information or to register your boat, canoe or kayak for the parade
you can visit BayouVermilion.org/BayouFest or call (337) 233-4077.
Click Here for pictures of the Boat Parade taken by The Daily Advertiser
The community is invited to let the good times flow on Sunday, October 21 for
Bayou Vermilion District's Bayou Vermilion Festival & inaugural Boat Parade.
The Bayou Vermilion Festival is a celebration of and on the Vermilion River and
aims to increase awareness of the river as a viable source of recreation for
Lafayette Parish.
The Bayou Vermilion Festival will kick off with a public showing of antique
putt-putt boats and engines at Vermilionville beginning at 10 a.m. Antique
putt-putt boat owners from around the south will have their boats on display
for the public to see up close as well as talk with owners about these hand
crafted boats and engines. Other activities throughout the day include babbitt
pouring and boat restoration demonstrations, canoeing , children's activities
and live music by Goldman Thibodeaux & The Lawtell Playboys and more.
Admission to the Festival will be $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors
and children 6 and under enter free.
Bayou Vermilion Festival's boat parade will be launching from Vermilionville
at 2 p.m. with a send off toast hosted by this year's Grand Marshal, Lafayette
Parish President Joey Durel. The parade will consist of antique putt-putt boat
owners from around the south, a musician's barge with live music as well as
local boat owners and paddlers who care to join in the parade. The parade will
end with a celebration at Cochon restaurant around 5 p.m. with live music
by Christine Balfa & Friends, dancing, food and drinks. Residents and
businesses that live along the parade route are encouraged to invite friends and
family over to watch the parade from their back yard. Those that do not live along
the parade route can watch the parade at Vermilionville, Beaver Park,Rotary Point or
at Cochon restaurant.
Those wishing to participate in the parade with their boat, canoe or kayak
are encouraged to register their water craft by visiting BayouVermilion.org/BayouFest
or calling (337) 233-4077. Bayou Vermilion District will also be accepting reservations
for canoes and kayaks for those wishing to participate but don't own a water craft.
A requested donation of $10 for all participants in the parade will go towards the
Bayou Vermilion District's efforts to keep the river clean and viable as a source of
recreation for the citizens of Lafayette Parish.
For more information or to register your boat, canoe or kayak for the parade
you can visit BayouVermilion.org/BayouFest or call (337) 233-4077.
Click Here for pictures of the Boat Parade taken by The Daily Advertiser
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