Located in the southern portion of Louisiana lies Vermilion Parish, one of the most fascinating regions in the United States. Vermilion Parish is surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Cameron Parish west, Iberia Parish to the east, and Lafayette and Jefferson Davis Parish to the north. The Parish has a population of close to 60,000 people with prominent communities found in Abbeville, Kaplan, Gueydan, Erath, and Maurice.

If you're looking for Cajun Culture, you'll find it in the "Most Cajun Place in the World" - Vermilion Parish. Vermilion County is a unique blend of prairie lands, wandering bayous and magnificent marshes with farm lands and unique, friendly towns connecting it all. Here you can learn more about this unique culture through the many museums, resteraunts, and historic sites found in the area. If you want to witness the cajuns getting jiggy with it, than this is the place to be for Mardi Gras.

Vermilion Parish is ripe with rich natural landscape suited for many recreational activities. You may not find a more fertile fishing ground than the county's coastal region, and there's plenty of game for the hunting enthusiasts in the parish's rich wilderness.