Heart of Louisiana: Cajun Heritage Festival
Published: May. 23, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
LOCKPORT, La. (WVUE) - Duck carving started out of necessity, as a way to make wooden decoys for hunting. But in the last couple of generations, it has turned into a form of fine art.
The Cajun Heritage Festival in Lockport has grown into one of the state’s biggest duck-carving exhibitions, and Dave McNamara takes us to the show in the Heart of Louisiana. To read more, visit the Heart of Louisiana story archive here.
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