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, ...

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.

C.J. Chenier, who plays a bling-encrusted squeezebox, is laughing all the way to the bank. The man works: He has 18 gigs this month, in an arc from Texas to Minnesota to Rhode Island, including a stop ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, the largest Cajun and Zydeco music festival, will begin its 50th anniversary celebration on October 10–12, 2025, at Girard Park in Lafayette, ...

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 ...

Lafayette, LA – Festivals Acadiens et Créoles announced the music lineup for the annual three-day free Cajun and Zydeco music festival, set for Friday, Oct. 10, Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The marshy interior of southern Louisiana is home to a cuisine, language and sound all its own. Today, Cajun and Zydeco music, ...

The nation’s largest outdoor Cajun/zydeco music festival does not take place anywhere in Louisiana but right here at the Fort Lauderdale festival site every Mother’s Day weekend, which this year falls ...

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 ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles celebrated its 51st year in Lafayette, Louisiana. The free, three-day event is the world's largest Cajun and Zydeco music celebration. This year's theme honored the ...