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 ...

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 ...

A dance floor is a place of joy, where people have a chance to do more than listen to music — they can really experience it, adding their own creativity to the infectious beats that fill the air ...

In some people’s eyes, Horace Trahan is the Great White Hope Gone Bad. At Trahan’s debut, Cajun music fans had never heard 50-year-old classics sung with such power and grace. Especially from an ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - All day Saturday, Southwest Louisiana let the good time roll at the annual Cajun Music and Food Festival. “It started as a small organization here in Lake Charles and it’s ...

Jerry Devillier started playing the harmonica at just five years old and developed a love for the instrument at a young age. Le Musee in Iota honored Devillier for his many awards and volunteer work ...

All his life, musician Dustin Dale Gaspard wanted to bring Cajun French to a global stage. That dream became a reality, with ...

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