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It’s time for a jam session. Let’s see if you can tell the difference in Cajun, Zydeco, and swamp music.

The 1960s had to be an exciting time for Cajun music. Even though it hadn’t reached hipster status yet, its dancehalls were thriving, a scene held together by dedicated musicians keeping their ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 18, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. The idea that this country has become one big, bland, conformist culture, the United ...

Cajun country is an "exotic land like no where else," according to CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim. The reporter spent time in the Acadiana area learning about the culture of Cajun and ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — This week the Acadiana Music Spotlight features Adeline Miller. Miller has performed Cajun music across the country and has studied French in Nova Scotia and at the University ...

Les Frères Michot, which consists of Tommy, Rick, Mike and David Michot, started playing together as an all-brothers Cajun band in 1986, although the individual musicians have played with each other ...

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the rearview mirror, are you still searching for that perfect present for a special someone? Give the gift of Louisiana music. The time is right as the Year of ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) — A once-thriving cornerstone of Cajun culture is set to make its long-awaited return. Harris’ Restaurant in Hayes, best known for its vibrant dance hall and live Cajun music, ...

The long-running Cajun dance hall and restaurant Mulate’s will soon reopen, though it will take a little longer to get the fiddles, accordions and dancers back in the equation. The restaurant has been ...

This article is part of an ongoing Friday series about the vendors at the Lafayette Farmers Market. Under the oaks of the Lafayette Farmers Market, musicians of all skill levels, ages and instruments ...

LAFAYETTE — Seventy-two years after his death, a statue and memorial service are planned to recognize the man who is widely recognized as one of the fathers of Cajun and Creole music. Vermilionville ...