Grow Collaboration

06/22/2026

06/22/2026

We're excited to announce our first author and illustrator for 2026!

Please welcome author and illustrator Amanda Daigle and Shela Sharp to our third annual

Amanda Daigle author and Shela Sharp illustrator are the creative duo behind a collection of fun, heartwarming Cajun books and coloring books inspired by Louisiana culture, family traditions, and life in the bayou. Through our storytelling and artwork, we bring Cajun heritage to life for children and families with humor, creativity, and Southern charm. Our books are made to entertain, educate, and celebrate the unique spirit of Cajun country. Amanda a local for Berwick and Shela from Houma meet at work became close friends and put our minds together and wrote some joyful children’s book.

You can find out more about this author at
https://www.facebook.com/share/18eUBQJEj2/?mibextid=wwXIfr

06/22/2026

Please welcome back Artist/Author Antoine Mitchell to our third annual #|wrbookfest

Antoine Mitchell (once known as GHOST and sometimes The Art Alchemist) is a Baton Rouge, LA visual, graphic, and comic book artist by way of Norwood.

Antoine Mitchell's most ambitious art project is the Afro-Fantasy comic book series, "Sankofa's Eymbrace" which was conceptually 19 years in the making. He serves as creator, writer, penciler, colorist, letterer, and graphic designer, while his phenomenal wife, Erica, serves as his sounding board and editor.

You can find out more about this author at
Antoine Dijion Mitchell, PoeArtry Creative Movement, LLC
www.sankofaseymbrace.com
IG:
Facebook: Sankofa's Embrace
Threads: sankofasyembrace

06/22/2026

All authors are invited to register and sign up using the following link if they haven’t already done so

https://forms.gle/UatFps7UFCn8x7kR8

06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth!!

06/17/2026

🎨✨Local artist Edward Angelloz will be having an artist's reception at the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center. It will be held on June 26th, 2026, from 2:00pm until 4:00pm. Edward, better known as E.A., grew up in Thibodaux and has always loved art. Later in life, he began making mixed media artwork, with decoupage drawings becoming his favorite style.
If you appreciate creativity inspired by our culture, landscape, and rich heritage, this exhibition is a must-see. Stop by, support a talented local artist, and enjoy a beautiful display of art right here at home!
📍 Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St Mary Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301
📅 June 26, 2026
Help spread the word and celebrate local art! 🎉🖼️

06/16/2026

This past weekend we teamed up with Lafourche Parish Naacp and Peaches Mini Mart to bring a group of adults and kids to the Whitney Plantation for their Annual JUNETEENTH celebration. It was a educationally enlightening experience. There were historians and civil rights pioneers for all to learn from. We plan to attend again next year.

06/08/2026

Our 4th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival program lineup is here! Bring your families, bring your fans, and bring your chairs!!

Program Highlights include:
🔸Performances from Steven Perriloux, Tara Alexander, and the Marroons Band
🔸Panel Discussion with Mr. Michael McClanahan, Ms. Leona Tate, and Dr. Nyoki Cosey-Brown
🔸Book talk and cooking sampler with Toya Boudy
🔸Food trucks from Sweet Kraving Donuts and King of Wingz Xprezz
🔸Local artisans market
🔸Children’s activities
🔸And more…

Many thanks to our community sponsors, REV and Coca-Cola.

WHAT: Juneteenth Freedom Festival
WHEN: Saturday, June 13, 2026
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Whitney Plantation, 5099 Highway 18, Wallace, LA

🎟️ Tickets are FREE with registration: https://loom.ly/jqmvGrU

❗The Whitney Plantation museum is on a former indigo and sugar plantation that tells the true story of life on a 1400-acre sugar plantation from the perspective of the enslaved Africans who lived and worked there.

06/08/2026

Grow Collaboration, Lafourche Parish Naacp and Peaches Mini Mart are providing transportation, free of charge, to 25 kids and adults to the Whitney Plantation Annual Juneteenth celebration. This is a educational and fun event for the entire family.

If you are interested in attending please contact Ali Shaboc via messenger. We will leave from Peaches Mini Mart. 1001 Plantation rd. Thibodaux, La. Seats are limited so please contact ASAP. Thanks!!!

06/08/2026

Wednesday, June 10th we'll have The Lovie Lab here for Kid's Night!

Bring your favorite kiddos (admit it, we all have a favorite 😅), snag some dinner, then head over and design your very own stuffy to take home.

As always, two children eat for just 99 cents with the purchase of an adult entreé (child's rib plate not included).

Wednesday, June 10
5-8:30pm