Editing Loreauville, Louisiana (section)

==Culture==
[[Sugarcane]] farming remains is an important activity in the immediate area surrounding the village. Sugarcane harvest time occurs from September to December annually. Many farmers deliver their harvest to local sugar cooperatives with tractor-drawn cane carts.  The Louisiana Sugarcane Festival occurs annually in September in the nearby town of New Iberia.

Many of the villages current and former inhabitants are of [[Cajun]] heritage, and [[French language|French]] is spoken by many families as a second language.

Boat building, in many shapes and forms, is an important cultural activity that has impacted the village of Loreauville. From large [[shipyard]]s such as Breaux's Bay Craft, Neuville Boat Works, and Breaux Brothers that build aluminum oceangoing work vessels to the traditional wood Cajun [[pirogue]] hand-crafted by local residents, boat building and the use of the local waterways such as [[Bayou Teche]] and Lake Dauterive have been an important activity for residents since the establishment of the village.

Loreauville has several parades each year, including [[Mardi Gras]], Homecoming Parade, and [[Christmas]] Parade.

[[File:Postcard Heritage Village Loreauville Louisiana Circa 1974.jpg|thumb|Postcard Heritage Village Loreauville Louisiana Circa 1974]]
For many years, one of the first museums ("The Heritage Village") in southern [[Louisiana]] dedicated to the history of the [[Acadians]] and the Cajun culture was on Main Street near the present day [[Loreauville High School]]. The "Heritage Village" was privately owned and funded by a local resident well versed in the history and culture of the Acadians. The museum site was located behind a private home west of School Drive and north of the existing Loreauville High School Gymnasium. The museum area was an outdoor facility in a large horseshoe shape, with the apex of the horseshoe near Bayou Teche. The museum was in operation from approximately 1970 until the early 1980s. Several period buildings were donated to the museum from local residents and moved to the site, including the original one-room schoolhouse that was used in Loreauville between 1900 and 1925. Other displays in the museum celebrated local Cajun culture with displays of period clothing, housewares, and early historic relics from the 19th century. A small collection of the artifacts from the Loreauville museum were donated to the [[Acadian Village (park)|Acadian Village]] in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] upon the closure of the Loreauville Museum. In the late 70s, the original Pulpit from the Catholic Church was found in the collection and was donated back to the Church and renovated and reinstalled by Father Ronald Groschen.