LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Louisiana Pirate Festival, known for decades as Contraband Days, takes place annually in Lake Charles, but organizers say the festival is postponed for this year. “It ...

This year’s Louisiana Pirate Festival runs Thursday, May 4, through Sunday, May 14, with music, carnival rides, arts vendors and food in downtown Lake Charles.

The Lake Charles area is gearing up for the 55th anniversary of the Contraband Days Louisiana Pirate Festival, May 1-13, with four music stages, carnival rides, contests, great food and activities ...

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Louisiana May festivals offer plenty of opportunities to get outside, on the water or on the fairgrounds. The 43rd annual Poke Salad Festival is May 8-13 in Blanchard. Bayou Cajun Fest is May 12 ...

While fans of most local festivals may have to wait for fall to attend the primarily music-centric events, they can rejoice that the Louisiana Renaissance Festival has announced Pirates of the ...

As for what’s to come for the Louisiana Pirate Festival, no plans are concrete yet. “Again, the COVID, we don’t know what’s going to happen,” Grantham said. If the event is approved, Grantham said it ...