9th Annual Save the Basin Event

Name: 9th Annual Save the Basin Event
Start: 2025-03-16T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-16T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Rock 'n' Bowl de Lafayette

Schedule

Sun Mar 16 2025 at 11:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Rock 'n' Bowl de Lafayette | Lafayette, LA

ART AUCTION—LIVE MUSIC —GUEST SPEAKERS—RAFFLES
On Sunday, March 16th, 2025, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper will host its 9th Annual Save The Basin event at Rock and Bowl in Downtown Lafayette!
Come enjoy the unique Cajun-inspired artists, silent auction, raffles and stick around for live music
*Forest Huval Band * The Babineaux Sisters* Michael Doucet * Poisson Rouge*
Every attendee receives a raffle ticket for a swamp tour for up to 6 people with Basinkeeper Dean Wilson.
Guest speakers will be discussing our organizations’ most critical achievements in the Basin and some of the most troublesome hurdles to date facing our progress in conservation.
This all day event brings together communities around South Central Louisiana in support of the beautiful Louisiana wetlands we all cherish. The Atchafalaya Basin the most productive swamp in the world and is vitally important to Louisiana’ Cajun culture; it supports a unique ecosystem of cypress-tupelo swamps found nowhere else on the planet, provides a habitat for our fishing and crawfishing economy, and plays a significant role as a safe harbor for thousands of migratory birds as well as protecting millions of people in South Louisiana from Mississippi River floods.
All proceeds from the event will go directly towards protecting and restoring the Basin.
General Admission is $25- Children 0-5 Free Children 5-12 $15
(Includes Bowling and shoe use between the hours of 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM.)
Tickets available online and at the door.
(Donate $15 along with your ticket price and receive membership to Atchafalaya Basinkeeper!)
Artists, Please contact Monica @ 225-685-9439 to submit art for the silent auction.