Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks its 51st year Oct. 10-12 in Lafayette's Girard Park. The three-day event is celebration ...

The snap beans aren’t salted." "Zydeco" is rooted in R&B, rock ‘n’ roll and soul music, and indigenous to rural Southwest Louisiana, created by French-speaking, African Americans of Creole heritage.

Ever heard of zydeco music? If not, you're missing out on amazing music and an important era in American music history.

Music runs through the veins of Louisiana, with a richness and variety unrivalled by any other state – Annabel Grossman ...

Before 1982, the words “zydeco” and “festival” were never used in the same sentence. The Creole accordion dance music had already migrated from the rural house dances of southwest Louisiana to clubs ...

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the rearview mirror, are you still searching for that perfect present for a special someone? Give the gift of Louisiana music. The time is right as the Year of ...

The 42nd Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival is coming at the end of this month. The festival takes place on August 31, at the Yambilee Festival Grounds with multiple activities leading up to ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The grand opening of an exhilarating virtual reality venue, a run/walk along the levee in Jefferson and a festival devoted to Louisiana’s Cajun and zydeco music are on the books ...

From the smoky rhythms of zydeco and the rich spice of gumbo to the whispering bayous of Acadiana, Louisiana is a feast for ...

On a bright and humid afternoon in early May, Louisiana musicians gathered on the barn-like Fais Do-Do stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to celebrate royalty: Clifton Chenier, the ...

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — The Opelousas Museum unveiled a Zydeco exhibit on Friday, August 8, showcasing the vibrant culture and history of Zydeco music. The exhibit features the work of photographer ...