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Eunice is located at (30.493595, -92.416927) and has an elevation of 49 feet (15 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.1 km² (4.7 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.
Located in the heart of Cajun country, Eunice is famous for its Cajun music, and in November 1997 the Cajun Music Hall of Fame and Museum was founded there. The City of Eunice and the National Park Service sponsor "Laissez les bons temps rouler au rendezvous des cajuns", a live Cajun music show every Saturday night at the Liberty Theatre, an old movie theatre that was restored by a "coup de main" by local volunteers after falling into disrepair. Eunice is home to the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, a unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
Eunice is host to one of the largest courir de Mardi Gras (traditional rural French Louisiana Mardi Gras observance), as well as the World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-off. (read more . . . )
