Yambilee Festival
yambilee festival festival held annually opelousas louisiana united state yambilee festival started wednesday last full weekend october continued throughout weekend yambilee founded two friend native texan jw bill low felix dezauche yam shipper processor way honor local sweet potato industry according jw low raison dêtre festival assist encourage advancement material prosperity progress state louisiana southwest louisiana st landry parish stimulating local national interest louisiana farm produce particularly louisiana sweet potato yam provide colorful program entertainment capable generating nationwide publicity advertising louisiana yam farm produce first louisiana yambilee celebration held october organized first board director whose member included jw low jf dezauche anthony chachere charles bourque lee mizzi jp barnett arnold winsberg jm landry ab reed allen dezauche john thistlewaite alex watkins seth lewis mention opelousas chamber commerce city parish state official local organization countless volunteer first louisiana yambilee festival queen jean horecky church point two comr yam jack herbert alfred lagrange opelousas festival would crown first king rj castille sunset second festival yambilee festival discontinued due lack funding extreme lack public support louisiana yambilee association official site louisiana sweet potato commission