The SWLA Juneteenth Committee is hosting its 22nd annual celebration, featuring cultural, educational, and community events from April 26 through June 21, 2025, in Lafayette. Posted LAFAYETTE ...
June 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States holiday. Also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day ...
A recent Grammy-award winning group will be at this year’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Jubilee, the Cool Spring Downtown District ...
Today is Juneteenth, the oldest-known holiday celebrating the end of slavery in America. While slavery was officially abolished via the Thirteenth Amendment in 1863, it actually took a full two ...
The taste of freedom affects the body physiologically. To commemorate the occasion of Juneteenth, we decided to share some stories of liberation. Nothing can quite replicate the nourishment of ...
The deadline to apply is March 31. LAFAYETTE PARISH — The SWLA Juneteenth Banquet & National Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant is set for June 20, 2025, giving young ladies ages 8 to 19 a chance to ...
(WTVY) - The effort to make Juneteenth a state holiday continues ... Get instant notifications on top stories from News 4 by downloading our mobile apps.
In anticipation of Juneteenth, our experts have put together a helpful guide for families to educate and engage children around this important holiday. The Civil War ended in April 1865, but news of ...