Today, September 9, the French Academic Palms (l’Ordre des Palmes académiques) will promote singer-songwriter and activist Zachary Richard to the rank of Officer within the organization. During a ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is an annual festival held in Lafayette, Louisiana, celebrating the region’s rich Cajun and Creole heritage. Since the first festival in 1974, the three-day event has ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles will return Oct. 10-12 to Girard Park in Lafayette, marking its 50th anniversary with a performance by Louisiana music icon Zachary Richard. Richard, who performed at the ...

Lafayette, it's time to start getting ready for fall festival season. Festivals Acadiens et Créoles released its 2025 lineup today, with musicians ranging from legends like Zachary Richard and Wayne ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is all about the music, dancing and food that makes southwest Louisiana's French culture come alive — and it's also about the longstanding ties that sustain the culture.

LAFAYETTE, La. — Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, the world’s original and largest Cajun and Zydeco music festival, will kick off its weekend-long celebration with cultural trailblazer Zachary Richard.

Cajun artist Zachary Richard has been writing, singing and working in French for over 50 years now. For him, the language is more than a way to celebrate southwest Louisiana's unique culture — it's a ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a free festival from October 10-12 in Lafayette. Zachary Richard, who performed at the inaugural event, will return to headline ...

Ralph Zachary Richard (born September 8, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and poet. His music is a combination of Cajun and Zydeco musical styles. Zachary Richard began his musical career at the ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles celebrates its 50th anniversary in Lafayette, Louisiana, Oct. 10-12. Zachary Richard, who performed at the second Tribute to Cajun Music Concert in 1975, will open the ...