It's Mudbug Madness week here in Northwest Louisiana!  What began in 1984 as a two-day street festival in downtown Shreveport is now one of Louisiana’s largest and most popular Cajun festivals in the entire state.

Mudbug Madness features renowned Cajun, zydeco, blues and jazz artists, mouth-watering Cajun cuisine, raucous contests, three stages for entertainment and fun for all ages.

Now a four-day festival held each Memorial Day weekend, Mudbug Madness Festival is nationally recognized as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events, and was named One of the Top 100 Events in the Country for 2015 by the American Bus Association.

Schedule of Events for the Madness Schedule

Thursday, May 21

  • 11am - 2pm La Recolte Cajun Band
  • 12pm - 1pm Celebrity Crawfish Eating Contest
  • 4:45pm - 7pm Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys
  • 7:15pm - 7:45pm Opening Ceremonies
  • 8:15pm - 11pm Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers

Friday, May 22

  • 11am - 2pm Acadien Cajun Band
  • 4:30pm - 6:30pm Waylon Thibodeaux
  • 7pm - 8:30pm Ruben Moreno and the Zydeco Revolution
  • 9pm - 11pm Jamie Bergeron & Kickin Cajuns

Saturday, May 23

  • 11am - 1pm Waylon Thibodeaux
  • 1pm - 2pm Men’s Crawfish Eating Contest
  • 2pm - 4:30pm Cedryl Ballou and the Zydeco Trendsetters
  • 5pm - 5:30pm Crawfish Calling Contest
  • 5:45pm - 8pm Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band
  • 8:30pm - 11pm MOJO and the Bayou Gypsies

Sunday, May 24

  • 11am - 1:15pm The Babineaux Sisters
  • 1:30pm - 2pm Women’s Crawfish Eating Contest
  • 2pm - 2:30pm Children’s Crawfish Eating Contest
  • 3:30pm - 5:30pm Lil Wayne and the Same Ole 2 Step
  • 6pm - 8pm Lost Bayou Ramblers
  • 8:45pm - 11pm Wayne Toups

For the full list of entertainment and other info go to mudbugmadness.com

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