This year, there's a new category at the Grammys: Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album. A young band from Louisiana called The Pine Leaf Boys received a nomination for its second album, Blues de Musicien.

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, ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Keeping French music and culture alive one step at a time – that’s exactly what Miss Cajun Music 2023, Summer Parker Blanchard, is teaching 13-year-old Phoenix Sims, Junior ...

Jennings, LA (KPLC) - If learning how to play traditional Cajun music is on your bucket list, you’re in luck! A spot in Jennings holds bi-weekly jam sessions and is open for anyone to join in. Behind ...

Thank you all for joining us. They're going to be here till five o'clock. Like I said, at least this band is…they got a lot going on here at Fred's Lounge all weekend. Welcome to Fred's Lounge in Big ...

“Roots of Fire,” a captivating documentary film highlighting a group of musicians in Louisiana dedicated to preserving and honoring the legacy of Cajun music, is set to be widely released on May 7, ...

Louisiana musician D.L. Menard, a Grammy-nominated entertainer known to many as the “Cajun Hank Williams,” He was also the writer and original performer of the 1962 hit, “La Porte En Arrière” (“The ...

Grammy-winning country and Cajun singer/accordion player Jo-El Sonnier died Saturday, January 13, after suffering a heart attack following a performance at the Llano Country Opry show in Llano, Texas.

Cajun music’s sound can best be described as heartfelt vocals sung in French backed by the twang of fiddles and acoustic guitars. It’s been that way since the mid-1930s when Texans came to the ...