Atchafalaya Basin Festival
Henderson's one-day festival celebrates the unique culture of the Atchafalaya Basin's fishing and trapping communities, with boat demonstrations, crawfish and catfish cooking, and traditional Cajun music on the edge of America's largest river swamp.
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