Paddle Down da Bayou, the annual 5-mile paddling trip benefiting Terrebonne Advocates for Possibilities, is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2019. Paddlers will launch from the LLMAP Camp, 6090 Hwy 56 in Chauvin. The event includes light breakfast snacks before launching, a stop at the Chauvin Sculpture Garden during the paddle trip, and a post-paddle celebration at the Little Caillou Volunteer Fire Station, including lunch, music, and kids' activities. Paddlers should arrive to the launch site by 8:15 a.m. to pick up registration packets.

Paddlers may paddle pirogues, canoes, kayaks, paddle boards, or any other non-motorized small boat. All paddlers must wear life jackets. 

The cost to participate is $30 for adults 18+ and $20 for ages 8-17. Children 7 and under can paddle for free with a participating parent and have the option to purchase a t-shirt ($10) and a meal ($5). A limited number of kayaks are available to rent for $15. 

Preregistration ends on March 22. You must preregister to rent a kayak and be guaranteed a t-shirt. Click here to register online or download a registration form. 

If the event cannot be held as scheduled due to weather conditions, it will be rescheduled for April 13.

For more information, visit paddledowndabayou.org, or contact Lee Lee Trosclair at 985-804-5151 or leeleet@charter.net.