Crowley travel guide

The city of Crowley is the parish seat of Acadia Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 14,225 at the 2000 census. The town is noted for its annual International Rice Festival. Crowley has the nickname of "Rice Capital of America", because at one time it was a major center for rice harvesting and milling. Today, Crowley still has a number of rice mills and rice is the main crop of many local farmers. In addition, in recent years, crawfish farming has become increasingly popular.
Crowley is the home of Mastertrak Studios. The studio that is now Mastertrak was founded by J. D. "Jay" Miller in 1955 and has hosted such notable recording artists as Paul Simon and John Fogerty. The studio is known for producing Swamp blues music, as well as segregationist music of the 1960's.
The Crowley High School "Fighting Gents" were District 5-3A Champs in the 2006 football season and had a 10-0 perfect season. Crowley is also the home of Notre Dame High School. Notre Dame is a parish-wide Catholic school whose football program has won three state championships. (...) more....

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