Be sure to see Gregory Woods for his presentation on "those we left behind". Twoother major events in mid-October 2015 in South Louisiana * GrandRéveil Acadien (Great AcadianAwakening) - 3-12October 2015 - Eventsthroughout South Louisiana (Lake Charles, Lafayette, Carencro,Loreauville, Rayne, Houma, New Orleans) - For more information & program ofevents, visit their website & Facebook page: http://www.louisiane-acadie.com https://www.facebook.com/GrandReveilAcadien - Key dates are: 8 October (Project NouvelleAcadie & Reenactment of Acadians arriving in Louisiana), 9October (Genealogical conference), 10 October (Reunions) and 11 October (Frenchmass, Cajun music and food) * ProjectNouvelle Acadie & Reenactment of Acadian Arrival in the Attakapas - 8October 2015 - ProjectNouvelle Acadie – 9-11 am, Loreauville, LA (Learn about the ongoing search for the 1765 Acadian settlement at the Attakapas) - Reenactmentat Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, LA (Presentations1-3 pm by Martin Guidry & Greg Wood on Acadians of Maryland; Reenactment of Acadians arriving at the Attakapas, 5 pm) * FestivalsAcadiens et Créoles - 9-11October 2015 - GirardPark in Lafayette, LA - Largemusic, food and crafts festival - For more information & program ofevents, visit their website & Facebook page: http://www.festivalsacadiens.com https://www.facebook.com/festivalacadiens - October11thwill be a key date to visit this festival and also each evening