Louisiana musician D.L. Menard, a Grammy-nominated entertainer known to many as the “Cajun Hank Williams,” He was also the writer and original performer of the 1962 hit, “La Porte En Arrière” (“The ...

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NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana's Cajun and Creole heritage takes center stage this weekend when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks a half-century of honoring and celebrating the culture through music, ...

Louisiana has always been a state that dances to its own beat. That beat might be a jazz brunch in Lake Charles, Cajun dance at a traditional pig roast in Baton Rouge, or swamp pop blasting out a ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is an annual festival held in Lafayette, Louisiana, celebrating the region’s rich Cajun and Creole heritage. Since the first festival in 1974, the three-day event has ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Keeping French music and culture alive one step at a time – that’s exactly what Miss Cajun Music 2023, Summer Parker Blanchard, is teaching 13-year-old Phoenix Sims, Junior ...

“Roots of Fire,” a captivating documentary film highlighting a group of musicians in Louisiana dedicated to preserving and honoring the legacy of Cajun music, is set to be widely released on May 7, ...

When Council for the Development of French in Louisiana Chairman James Domengeaux and a group of academics, activists and musicians decided to throw a concert celebrating Cajun music and culture in ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A song the writer’s bandleader hated has become one of Cajun music’s all-time greatest hits, and the writer’s home town salutes him and the song’s 55th anniversary on Sunday. D.L.

Lake Charles, La. (KPLC) - Cajun music fans and loved ones of August Broussard held a jam session in Lake Charles Saturday to honor the late musician’s life. Broussard passed away on Oct. 11, 2022 at ...