# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bayous, Buddha, and Padaek: Southern Louisiana's Lao Foodways - Film Screening
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us on Thursday, February 26th for a special screening and conversation with filmmakers Phanat Xanamane, Ba Bader, and Sami Haggood as they share Bayous, Buddha, and Padaek: Southern Louisiana’s Lao Foodways, a beautiful two-part documentary celebrating food, family, and cultural memory in South Louisiana. 

Through the voices of three generations, the film explores how Lao Buddhist immigrants preserve cherished culinary traditions while creatively blending them with Cajun and Creole influences, forging deep connections to both their heritage and the Louisiana landscape. 

Developed through a 2022 American Folklife Center Community Collections Grant and supported by the Library of Congress, this project grew out of an interview project focusing on the Lao Lunar New Year Festival. 

Space is limited for this unique opportunity to experience these powerful stories and flavors. Registration is required. Register here https://forms.office.com/r/VDtL6UdGca
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lafayette/bayous-buddha-and-padaek-southern-louisianas-lao-foodways-film-screening/200029640035813
- **Event Categories**: Entertainment, Festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 143

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Lafayette
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1204 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA, United States, Louisiana 70503
- **lat**: 30.21742
- **long**: -92.01965
- **full address**: 1204 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA, United States, Louisiana 70503

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Bayous, Buddha, and Padaek: Southern Louisiana's Lao Foodways - Film Screening being held?
  - **A:** Bayous, Buddha, and Padaek: Southern Louisiana's Lao Foodways - Film Screening takes place on Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm at 1204 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA, United States, Louisiana 70503.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Bayous, Buddha, and Padaek: Southern Louisiana's Lao Foodways - Film Screening?
  - **A:** Bayous, Buddha, and Padaek: Southern Louisiana's Lao Foodways - Film Screening is organized by Center for Louisiana Studies.

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