The Rice Research Station is a unit of Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. An annual field day is held each June. The Rice Theater, located in downtown Crowley, provides entertainment to local and area residents. Plays, concerts, recitals, school performances, workshops and pageants are scheduled throughout the year. One can enjoy fishing, swimming, water skiing, and boating on the Mermentau River.
Birds abound for the avid bird watcher.
During the winter months, geese flock to our fields by the thousands. In the spring and summer, hummingbirds are observed. Swamp tours are available nearby and a golf course is located in town. Tennis courts can be found in several city parks. Mobley Field is Crowley's walking and exercising track.