Bunkie Chamber of Commerce, over 100 businesses serving our City.
With distinct Avoyelles Parish culture and easy access to all of Louisiana,
Bunkie is a great place to grow a business, even better place to raise a family.
“Pass by” and say hi to your new hometown
The Bunkie Chamber of Commerce is here to answer your questions about Living and Working in the Bunkie area. Stop by and visit with us in the historic train depot on Main Street, there’s always a cup of coffee and a friendly smile waiting.
The Bunkie depot also houses a small museum featuring town history and our connection with Union Pacific Railroad.
Louisiana Corn Festival
June 12-14
Louisiana Corn Festival
Winner of the 2017 Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR. Louisiana Corn Festival has been held the 2nd full weekend of June since 1986. Carnival for the kids and late music and good times for the grown-ups! We promise you’ll have a corn shuckin’ good time!
Bunkie Living
Small city living in the middle of Louisiana. Are you looking for a town with affordable housing, resources for growing a business, schools on the up-swing and lots of community involvement? Bunkie is still a town where kids can walk to school or bike to ballparks and the entire community comes together for parades, fairs, and Friday Night Lights. Bunkie Chamber of Commerce is here help you grow your business or start a new one in a town you can call home.
Economic Development
The Bunkie Chamber of Commerce is ready to work with businesses to help build a successful startup plan. Our economic development industrial park in Bunkie is ready for development with incentives and training grants to draw in new industry. Tax credit incentive programs, such as Work Opportunity Tax Credit Zones, has helped business grow with low-cost skilled labor. Bunkie is good for business development due to the following: little union activity, easy permitting, competitive below-average wage, and government support from local, state, and federal agencies for infrastructure to support startups with business development grants.
Tourism
Just off I-49, Bunkie is the gateway to colorful, Avoyelles Parish, settled by Creole French in 1807and still home to the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe . “12 Years a Slave” (now a major motion picture) centered on slave life on plantations that once line Bayou Beouf and now marked by the Solomon Northup Historic Trail. RV enthusiasts flock to Gator Grounds Resort year round. Bunkie honors the history of our veterans service and sacrifice at Bunkie Veterans Memorial.
Upcoming events.
ANNUAL EVENTS
Louisiana Corn Festival Pageant
Date Will Be Announced
2nd Full Weekend June: Louisiana Corn Festival
June 12, 13, 14, 2025
October 5, 2024 Bunkie Trade Days
October 5th - 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
November: Bunkie Christmas Open House
November 21, 2024 - 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
December: Bunkie Christmas Tree Lighting
Friday, December 6, 2024
Christmas Parade and Fireworks
December 14, 2024
“The people of Bunkie are what make this town so special. The spirit of the community sold us on moving here to raise our family. We are so happy with our decision.”
— Roy family
Ready to make the move to Bunkie? We are here to help!
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