The Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Heritage Week, sponsored by Louisiana Folk Roots beginning in 2002, is named in honor of the late Dewey Balfa, a phenomenal musician who played a key role in reviving and preserving the French cultures of Southwest Louisiana. For more information on the Balfa Heritage Week, go to the Louisiana Folk Roots web site.

Photos of a number of the Heritage Week dances and Roots Heritage Day activities are posted in LSUE's web pages: Nov. 2-8, 2003, Chicot State Park April 2-4, 2004, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park April 21-27, 2006, Chicot State Park April 20-26, 2007, Chicot State Park April 18-24, 2008, Chicot State Park