Louisiana Words Tour 2026 - Lafayette (Cavalier House Books)

The Louisiana Words Tour 2026 comes to Cavalier House Books in Lafayette, LA on Friday, July 3rd at 4:30pm!

LouisianaWords.com is the home of Louisiana's LGBTQIA+ writers and our allies! We help market new and seasoned writers for FREE! We primarily promote poetry and fiction!

Our featured writers will include Gabi Miller, Laura Gary, Ted A. Richard, J. Michael Norris, and Louis Toliver Jr. We also will have an open mic for anyone who attends the show and has the passion to read any of their work. If you are interested in doing an open mic, all you have to do is show up!

Ted A. Richard will be reading from his novel: The 16th Second. Info for the novel and how to purchase is here: https://bit.ly/3VEpsLV

All shows of the Louisiana Words Tour 2026 will be recorded and shared online for your friends, family, and the world to see!

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at louisianawords@gmail.com; or message Louis Toliver Jr. and the Louisiana Words FB page directly!

Please get your FREE ticker from the following link so that we can have a head count!

https://bontempstix.com/events/louisiana-words-at-chb-lafayette-7-3-2026

See you soon!

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