New exhibits, a sixth stage and cultural programming demonstrated how Acadiana continues building on generations of tradition ...
It all started with kitchen parties in their home in North Tetagouche, near Bathurst N.B. Now, the LeBlanc family’s take on traditional Celtic Acadian music has reached an international audience on ...
You know all about the Mardi Gras festivities on Bourbon Street, but don't forget to venture outside New Orleans to see how the locals celebrate their culture.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jennings, LA (KPLC) - If learning how to play traditional Cajun music is on your bucket list, you’re in luck! A spot in Jennings holds bi-weekly jam sessions and is open for anyone to join in. Behind ...
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, ...
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 ...
The overwhelming success of Harry Choates’ immortal “Jole Blon” in 1946 resulted in national notoriety and evolution into a country staple of sorts and the genesis of J.D. Miller’s record empire.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. La famille LeBlanc, from left, Rebecca Huot-LeBlanc and Mélodie LeBlanc, Rosalie, Charlotte and Robin. (Submitted by the LeBlanc ...