Two hours west of New Orleans, the town of Opelousas is one of the best places to experience this irresistibly toe-tapping music genre created by Louisiana’s Black Creole community.

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 ...

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 ...

When "60 Minutes" came to the Lafayette area last fall to film a segment on Cajun and zydeco music, they were confronted with the energy of a thriving cultural scene. CBS correspondent Jon Wertheim ...

One thousand five hundred miles northeast of Lafayette is one of the nation’s newest Cajun and zydeco festivals. The Bayou Boogie, three days of dancing and camping in the rolling Connecticut hills, ...

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 ...

On Sunday’s episode of 60 MINUTES, correspondent Jon Wertheim visited southwest Louisiana, where the sounds of Cajun and Zydeco music – long the soundtrack in this singular pocket of America – are ...

St. Martin Parish offers a glimpse into the storied heritage of Acadiana, a Louisiana region that’s renowned for its savory seafood and lively music scene. Patrons dance as a live band performs at ...

In 2021, beloved Cajun fiddler Courtney Granger had a weary look that matched the old soul in his voice. Granger, 39, was in the final round of a lifelong fight with diabetes, which forced musical ...