Come on down to Houma, LA to enjoy down home Cajun music and indescribably delicious food for the 6^th Annual Voice of the Wetlands Festival at Southdown Plantation.

For six years now, Tab Benoit has been throwing quite the party, playing music, serving food, and spreading the word about Voice of the Wetlands, his non-profit organization dedicated to bringing national and international attention to coastal erosion in south Louisiana, and the global impact the loss of the United States’ wetlands will have – culturally, economically, and environmentally.

Enjoy Southern dishes like chicken and sausage jambalaya, white beans, alligator, gumbo, and MUCH more!

Don’t miss out on 2 very special (and don’t forget – FREE) performances:

Saturday, October 10 –

Louisiana LeRoux with special guest Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie and Fergie Frederikson of Toto followed by a special ceremony inducting Louisiana LeRoux into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame

Sunday, October 11 –

The Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars performance including Dr. John for the first time at VOW Fest Tab Benoit, Dr. John, Stanton Moore of Galactic, Cyril Neville,
George Porter Jr., Anders Osborne, Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone, Waylon Thibodeaux and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

Voice of the Wetlands is a free festival for everyone to experience.  Besides food and music every day and night of the festival, there’s also array of other events throughout the weekend:

Friday, October 9 – Traditional Boucherie, complete with a pig roast and cracklins!

Saturday, October 10 – Race for the Wetlands: VOW is kicking it up a notch this
year with a 5k/10k race through Houma.  The race will take place on Saturday, October 10th  beginning at 4pm.

Sunday, October 11 – VOW Benefit Poker Run beginning at Cycle World (5509 West Park Avenue in Houma), ending at the festival.

Visit www.voiceofthewetlands.org for the complete event schedule and music line-up.

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