The 2009 Super Bowl Champions New Orleans Saints kick off their first home game againt the Minnesota Vikings. Go Saints.

Live music and cuisine from many famed, local restaurants.

Eight hours-plus music festival that celebrates the unsung heroes of rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm & blues, and other forms of music. In the New Orleans Arena.

Exciting carnival rides & games for wholesome family fun. In Historic Gretna.

Louisiana’s preeminent film event, presenting an eclectic program of films each fall with legendary New Orleans as its backdrop.

Fun filled nights of trick-or-treat houses, games and entertainment, and the famous Mombasa ghost train.

The New Orleans Saints and The Pittsburg Steelers kickoff at 7:20 pm.

Featuring two stages with performances by Taj Mahal, Corey Harris, Henry Gray and Ruthie Foster among other top blues musicians.

All genres of music including Afrojack and Buckwheat Zydeco to Ozzy Osbourne and Weezer.

Presenting highly juried, original works of art at affordable prices. In New Orleans.

A New Orleans original of which there is no substitute. At Oak Street at South Carrollton.

Southern University Jaguars and Grambling State University Tigers football teams battle it out. In the Louisiana Superdome.

The festival will take place at the downtown riverbank along the fabled Cane River Lake, in Natchitoches.

Come experience the music all choreographed to stunning digital imagery under the planetarium's 360-degree multimedia dome. In Baton Rouge.

7:00pm at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.

Rapides Symphony Orchestra performance at the Alexandria Riverfront Amphitheater.

Display and sale of arts and crafts, in St. Francisville.

View and vote on the finalists in the annual Manhattan Short Film Festival. In Baton Rouge.

Come out and bring the family and enjoy our 2nd Annual Pumpkin Patch. At the St. James Parish Welcome Center in Baton Rouge.

Come out for a haunting evening featuring local actors portraying the most dramatic historical characters of Natchitoches.

Proceeds from the Angola Prison Rodeo cover rodeo expenses and supplement the Louisiana State Penitentiary Inmate Welfare Fund. In St. Francisville.

One of America's most haunted homes. In St. Francisville.

The Arts Market is an open-air market and cultural event featuring over 50 artists from Louisiana with pottery, jewelry, woodwork, photography, and more.

5:30pm at Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge.

7:00 - 11:00pm at the Manship Theatre in Baton Rouge.

Come out and enjoy our Annual Bonfire Party. In Baton Rouge.

A funny, musical-filled telling of Charles Dickens' story. At the Manship Theatre at Shaw Center for the Arts, in Baton Rouge.

Artfully blended Zydeco, New Orleans Jazz, Tex-Mex, Country, Blues into a satisfying musical recipe. In Baton Rouge.

Exhibits, shows, tastings, art, parades and more. In New Iberia.

Yummy Cajun delights to whet your appetite. In Lake Charles.

Get your bike ready for "Roar on the Lakeshore” with Blazin' Bikes motorcycle rally.

Local groups set up kitchens at Bouligny Plaza in downtown New Iberia and vie for the title of “Best Gumbo in the World” in two divisions: amateur and professional.

An old fashioned carnival atmosphere with a midway. In Donaldsonville.

The 34th Annual Championship in Larose Civic Center.

Featuring over 20 local specialty dishes, dancing, music and Folklife demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday. In Larose.

Celebration of the regions culture, including its European, African and Indian roots. In the Cajun Capital, Lafayette.

In Gonzales.

Featuring a variety of live music, great food, carnival rides, arts & craft show, frog racing and jumping contest, Poker Run, grand parade. In Rayne.

Enjoy Acadiana's kickoff to the holiday season featuring beautifully decorated Christmas trees and wreaths auctioned off to benefit Acadiana Youth. In Lafayette.

All of Acadiana comes alive with the season's warm glow with events all month long. Enjoy traditional Christmas parades, lighting events, festivals, concerts and more. In Lafayette.

Gingerbread Houses on display and judged. In New Iberia.

13.1-mile race that includes some rolling hills and small portion of cross-country. Great for beginners and seasoned endurance athletes. In Lafayette.

at the Red River Revel Arts Festival in Shreveport.

At Forsythe Park in Monroe.

Traditional hotrods, kustoms, ratrods choppers, bobbers, and punk bikes. Custom trophies. Friday cruise night and pre Bash party. In Bossier City.

Live demonstrations from historians in blacksmithing, quilting, spinning, woodcarving. fllintnapping, soap making and more. In Shreveport.

Sample internationally acclaimed and domestically micro-brewed ales, pilsners, stouts and everything in between. In Shreveport.

Family fun and livestock shows. In Shreveport.

The Zonta Club of Shreveport presents their Holiday Traditions Antique Show & Sale.

The best local and national musicians for Shreveport's own "party in the Historic Columbia Park.

Santa with a toy for each child, food and craft vendors, jumping house, entertainment and as a finale, fireworks on Caddo Lake. In Oil City.

Presented by Shreveport  Little Theatre.

At the Shreveport Little Theatre.