Unveiling ceremonies for the Franklin and Patterson Kiosks took place on April 10th and April 12th! David Dahlquist with the TECHE Project has been working hard to install these beautiful informational kiosks along the bayou.  To date, there are 4 kiosks installed in Port Barre, Breaux Bridge, Franklin and Patterson.  Work on kiosks in Parks, St. Martinville, and Charenton is underway.  Special thanks go out to all of the sponsors who have helped make this project a reality!

Franklin Kiosk                      

Patterson Kiosk

The TECHE Project was honored to have hosted boat tours for more than 60 ticketholders of the annual Books Along the Teche Literary Festival in New Iberia on Sunday, April 7, 2019. Tour participants came from Germany, many states around the country, and our local area.

As he has provided in previous years, Dane Thibodeaux, a TECHE Project Council member of Breaux Bridge narrated three 1 ½ hour tours with his knowledge and creativity about some of the local authentic sites which American author James Lee Burke highlights in his 22 novels featuring detective Dave Robicheaux.

The numbers of passengers for this year’s Festival boat tours tripled over that of previous years. The tours would not have been possible without the generous donation of time, boats and fuel provided by Captain Jude Desormeaux, Mike Parich Jr., and Craig Brodie. And high appreciation goes to the Festival volunteers who helped with all aspects of the Bayou Teche boat tour event.