Spirit of ’76 Chapter, NSDAR PLAQUE DEDICATION & LUNCH The Spirit of ’76 Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is sponsoring an informational panel to commemorate Lafayette’s visit to New Orleans 200 years ago.  It holds a place of honor inside the Cabildo very near the second-floor balcony where Lafayette stood. The Chapter... Read more »

We have secured the most special of special Lafayette related venues in the South for our 1825 Gala. The Cabildo now serves as the Louisiana State Museum, a very popular venue in New Orleans that hosts many large events. We’re delighted to present the exclusive premier of the Cabildo’s Lafayette Exhibit at the Louisiana State... Read more »

Thursday is evolving into an impressive not to be missed day to learn of the who’s who list of historical dignitaries accorded private meetings with Lafayette while in New Orleans in 1825 and what they did and said!  Activities on Thursday include: an Immersive Historical Reenactment performance, Lafayette’s Welcome Ceremony at Chalmette Battlefield with time... Read more »

Thursday April 10, 2025 evening’s dinner is purposely left open (the only evening left open), as we anticipate that attendees will wish to visit a restaurant of their choosing.  We recommend that you make a reservation immediately, as the quarter of a million festival goers have the same idea.  Or, you can attend the French... Read more »

We have reimagined Lafayette’s very brief Baton Rouge visit, so pardon (and enjoy!) our liberties. BREC and the Friends of Magnolia Mound are hosting us at Magnolia Mound Plantation, home of Lafayette’s great friend Armand Duplantier and now part of the Baton Rouge Park system. Duplantier is scheduled to be with us. We will travel... Read more »

Opera has long been part of the musical culture of New Orleans, Louisiana. Operas have regularly been performed in the city since the 1790s, making New Orleans the opera capital of 19th Century North America. The New Orleans Women’s Opera Guild is hosting us at their beautiful New Orleans mansion Museum on Prytania Street in... Read more »

Lafayette addresses the public from the Jackson Square Festival Stage, scheduled for 10:15am sharp before the beginning of the French Quarter Festival.  Although this event is free and the public is heartily welcomed, our good friends at the Louisiana State Museum Foundation have arranged for AFL members, guests and AFL package ticket holders to receive... Read more »

Symposium Title:  From Galvez to Lafayette: Louisiana’s Journey Through the American Revolution, to Statehood and Lafayette’s Visit This very special event is available only to AFL members (and invited guests of the AFL) who have their lanyard-ticket badge and those folks from the Cabildo/Louisiana State Museum who have acquired a ticket (or wristband) to the... Read more »

The New Orleans Spring Fiesta Association is hosting us for “A Theatrical Evening with Lafayette” at their classic French Quarter early 19th century historic townhome.  Attendees will get to relive history by experiencing a wonderful evening including dinner, in the surroundings of a French Quarter home, of course with our favorite French general. A youth quartet of musical theater... Read more »

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The Orchestra Nationale – Auvergne-Rhone-Alps who hail from the area of Chateau Chavaniac (Lafayette’s family ancestral home) will be performing an immersive experience on Sunday April 13, 2025 at 5pm at the Orpheum Theater! Led by conductor Thomas Zehetmair, the French National Orchestra of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes will perform a wonderful program related to Lafayette's story and the... Read more »