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, ...

Corey Ledet was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and spent his Summers with relatives in small-town Parks, where he was ...

The Zydeco Legacy of Clifton Chenier is finally preserved in a new set of digital releases made possible by Smithsonian Folkways.

Four brothers from two different bands were inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony held at Rock ‘n’ Bowl in Lafayette on July 30. David Rubin (Rockin’ Dopsie Jr.), Alton ...

Town leaders are discussing whether Zydeco bands should continue performing on the streets following a deadly shooting during ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – There is never a shortage of the music that makes Acadiana stand out at Festival International. If you are a fan of Zydeco, Cajun and Creole music, then you are already ...

Before 1982, the words “zydeco” and “festival” were never used in the same sentence. The Creole accordion dance music had already migrated from the rural house dances of southwest Louisiana to clubs ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Houston, TX and Southwest LA (WGNO) — ...

Terrance Simien helped save zydeco. While coming of age in the Big Easy, Simien taught himself to play the accordion and formed a zydeco band, Terrance Simien and the Mallet Playboys, in 1981. “We ...

The New Orleans Jazz Museum is honoring Clifton Chenier, the undisputed king of Zydeco music, during Jazz Fest with an ...

PORTLAND, ORE. — Never mind the famous Oregon Trail. There’s a modern trail that extends 2,400 miles from the Pacific Northwest to South Louisiana that Portland area lovers of Acadiana culture have ...

Lafayette Parish middle school students enjoyed a lively musical experience as legendary Zydeco musician Chubby Carrier performed for them. Carrier, a Grammy Award winner, visited ...