This Holiday Light Road Trip In Louisiana Is Perfect For The Entire Family
Recently, we featured the Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights, which takes you through some of the most decorated towns in northern Louisiana. This time, we’re going to take you through the southern part of the state, highlighting some of the most beautiful holiday lighting displays that are perfect for the entire family. Check it out:

Come stroll through Zoosiana with your family and enjoy the annual Safari of Lights, complete with dozens of illuminated displays featuring some of your favorite animals. The Safari of Lights is on display takes place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. until December 30th, and you’ll find it at 5601 US 90 E. Broussard, LA 70518.

Head on over to the Rice Capital of the World so see more than 200,000 dazzling animated displays synchronized to music. You never have to leave your car at this spectacular drive-thru attraction, just be sure to tune your radio to 93.3 FM to listen to the music. The lights will be on display every evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in downtown Crowley.
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From November 30 until December 23, 2018, the Acadian Village in Lafayette transforms into Claude’s Enchanted Village - and it’s a place you have to see to believe. Thousands of lights illuminate the village and there will be opportunities to have your picture taken with Santa and, of course, Claude the Elf! You’ll find the fun at 200 Greenleaf Dr., Lafayette, LA 70506.
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This Lake Charles Christmas Festival is great for the entire family. The event takes place on December 15, 2018, and kicks off with a showing of Elf at 3 p.m. at the Rosa Hart Theatre in the Lake Charles Civic Center, followed by the lighted boat parade at 6 p.m. Check it out at 900 Lakeshore Dr., Lake Charles, LA 70601.

This delightful hidden gem is tucked away in Sulphur and is a perfect stop after dinner with the family. The epic display has been put on for over a decade, and it gets bigger and better every year. Address: 2151 Lynn Trahan Rd., Sulphur, LA 70663.

Perhaps the most immersive drive-through Christmas experience in Louisiana, Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland is not to be missed. Drive through two miles of amazing, illuminated displays and twinkling lights all synchronized to your favorite Christmas songs. You can catch the display every evening from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. until January 6, 2019, at 9039 S. St. Landry Ave., Gonzales, LA 70737.
Have you seen any of these displays this season? Let us know in the comments below, and don’t forget to check out our previous article featuring the Holiday Trail of Lights in northern Louisiana!
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