Fête de la Terre

Fête de la Terre week is April 10th-22nd 2024.

The Louisiana Sustainability Summit will be April 10-12.
Fête de la Terre week events will be from April 15-19.
Fête de la Terre Expo will be Monday, April 22nd, 2024.

Join the Office of Sustainability in this two week-long celebration of the Earth!

Fête de la Terre week is UL Lafayette's Office of Sustainability annual celebration of the Earth and it was started in 2012, and it is filled with all sorts of fun events! We have a TON of events coming up to celebrate the earth with Fête de la Terre from April 10-22! This festival kicks off next week on April 10th with the Louisiana Sustainability Summit! The Summit will educate attendees of the resources and advancements in sustainability-focused work that exist state-wide and will be held in the union Ballroom.

The following week from April 15-19 is our annual earth week where we offer numerous fun events like free Yoga at the Hilliard, Pet a Gator at Dupré Library, a Hike at the Nature Station, Glass Recycling with BackYard Sapphire, a Love the Boot Clean up and more all culminating with our biggest event of the year - the Fête de la Terre Expo.

Fête de la Terre Expo

The Expo is held at the corner of St. Mary and Hebrard Blvd. and will have free jambalaya served in compostable products, music, and host local organizations, businesses, and non-profits who are committed to a more sustainable Acadiana and Louisiana. Join us the week of earth week in April to celebrate the earth and learn more about the environment and sustainability! The Fête de la Terre Expo will be on Monday, April 22nd from 10:30am - 1pm.

After the Expo please join us as we celebrate Earth Day with a Cypress Tree Planting at Cypress Lake Plaza at 1:30pm followed by a Campus Sustainability Tour at 2pm where we take participants around campus to see first-hand how our University is committed to being a living laboratory and visit green infrastructure projects (permeable pavement, rain gardens, bioswales), pollinator habitats, urban cajun prairies, special heritage trees, community gardens, various recycling options, and more! While we are on the tour we will play Nature Bingo to see what we can spot around our beautiful campus.

Louisiana Sustainability Summit

This year we are thrilled to announce the 1st Louisiana Sustainability Summit! The summit will be held from April 10-12 at UL Lafayette as the University’s kick-off event to the Fete de la Terre Earth Week Celebration. The Summit will educate attendees of the resources and advancements in sustainability-focused work that exist state-wide. Topics such as environmental justice, coastal resilience, renewable energy, and waste management will be primarily discussed.