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Located in Cajun Country in south central Louisiana, Eunice is the home of about 12,000 residents, and is known as "Louisiana's Prairie Cajun Capital".
Many area attractions are available, including Savoy Music Center, the Liberty Theater and the Liberty Center for Performing Arts, the Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Culture Center, Eunice Depot Museum, the Cajun Prairie Preservation Project, Savoy's Music Center, and the Cajun French Music Hall of Fame.
Excellent Cajun cooking abounds in Eunice, whether your tastes tend to Seafood Gumbo, Crawfish Etouffee, Crawfish Bisque, Crawfish Pie, Fried Crawfish, Boudin or maybe even Fried Alligator!
Also located there is the campus of Louisiana State University at Eunice (LSUE).
Eunice dates back to its founding in 1894, and is located in St. Landry Parish along U.S. Highway 190 between Opelousas and Kinder. Area towns include Church Point, Mamou, Rayne, Jennings, Ville Platte, and Oberlin.
Shown below are historic postcards from the Alexandria Postcard Collection.
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