Festivals Acadiens et Créoles has showcased 51 years of Cajun, Creole culture. Here's why for some, it's their happy place.

Music runs through the veins of Louisiana, with a richness and variety unrivalled by any other state – Annabel Grossman reveals the cities, towns and bayous where you’ll hear some of the best ...

Marc Savoy is a Louisiana legend not only in Eunice but around the world. He has dedicated his life to preserving the Cajun culture through making instruments, holding jam sessions and maintaining a ...

Southwest Louisiana is one of the most unique areas of the United States. Officially known as Acadiana, the region is home to a wide range of cultural influences — from Cajun, Creole, Indigenous ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, the largest Cajun and Zydeco music festival, will begin its 50th anniversary celebration on October 10–12, 2025, at Girard Park in Lafayette, ...

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ALEXANDRIA — Join the Alexandria Senior Center Sunday, Oct. 5 from 2-4 p.m., to listen to the Jerry and Joyce Band. Husband ...

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 ...