NEWS & LINKS
This page provides links to LAPC, regional, national, and international news, along with links to interesting sites related or unrelated to the sport of pétanque and French culture.
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News from and about folks traveling and living outside the Los Angeles area. Read more...
NEWSLETTER
Current news and items of interest are distributed through email. Click the link below to view the web-based version of these publications.
The LAPC newsletter was published irregularly in both a PDF and printed format. The links below will take you to the archived issues.
PÉTANQUE COMMUNITY
BLOG of FPUSA-related information and images. www.petanque.org
A very comprehensive pétanque site.
The Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules is an international organization that works to promote the various boules games of the member groups: Confédération Bouliste Internationale (C.B.I.), the Fédération Internationale de Boules (F.I.B.), the Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal (F.I.P.J.P.), and the World Bowls (W.B.). Since Boules is now a recognized Olympic sport, this organization continues working to promote the various games within that context.
PÉTANQUE EQUIPMENT
Boules and accessories are available all over the world. In the USA, these are the most popular dealers: