The use of French and Creole in Louisiana has been on the decline for decades, although a number of initiatives and organizations are attempting to slow the slide and preserve the state’s unique ...

Grammy-award winning Cajun fiddler Louis Michot is headed to New Orleans for a solo performance. The member of the Lost Bayou Ramblers will combine his love of Louisiana French music with new boundary ...

A new record by Nouveau Electric Records scheduled for release on June 19 captures an early 20th-century style of music from house dances in rural Acadiana by one of its last practitioners. Creole ...

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 ...

Jourdan Thibodeaux Et Les Rôdailleurs and the Roots of Fire documentary will be celebrated at The Broadside in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the “Roots of Fire Celebration.” The event will occur on ...

Before Jane Vidrine became a Grammy-nominated musician, she was a young girl in St. Louis, Missouri, toying with her record player on the floor and strumming her brother’s guitar when she got the ...

Louisiana French music is most associated with the Fiddle. These days, Louisiana French music is infused with the sounds of several key instruments, including the guitar, the accordion, and more. But ...

Louisiana Hall of Fame singer Tom McLain died Thursday morning, on July 24, at 85 years old. McLain was born on March 15, 1940 in Jonesville, Louisiana, and he was one of the swamp pop music genre's ...

The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band has been playing together since 1977. The band includes husband and wife Marc and Ann Savoy, on accordion and guitar respectively, and Michael Doucet of Beausoleil on ...

Jourdan Thibodeaux, who has been hailed as the future of Cajun music, will perform today and Saturday at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua. Courtesy photo The CBS News show “60 Minutes” recently ...

Louisiana Folk Roots is offering Cajun and Zydeco music camps for children ages 8-14 this summer. Camps will be in Eunice, Lafayette and Opelousas throughout June and July. Camp activities include ...

Inside a small school down the bayou, southwest of New Orleans, two second-graders sit at a table covered with flash cards. In 2019, Louisiana's fourth graders ranked 50th in the country for reading.