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.

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, ...

The live music options in New Orleans this week include a free Cajun and zydeco festival and one of the most acclaimed new jazz singers in the country. SATURDAY-SUNDAY The 2025 Louisiana Cajun & ...

The Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival moves to a new spot and has a new format this year. The lineup of Cajun and zydeco musicians includes Rosie Ledet, Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie, Rockin’ ...

Couples spin and turn, rocking back and forth, swinging apart and then dipping close. An accordion alternates its pumping pulse with a funky bass riff, forcing your shoulders to jump in time to the ...

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, ...

San Diego’s four-day Gator by the Bay festival will celebrate its 21st anniversary next Thursday through May 12 with more than 100 performances celebrating an array of homegrown American roots-music ...

QUICK -- when I say "Cajun and zydeco," what do you think of? If you said, "Blackened catfish," don't worry: There are many who are unfamiliar with two of American music's best-kept secrets. A show ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Mike Williams of Helena will sit in with Bozeman's Cajun band, Bebe LeBoeuf, at Café Zydeco on ...