cajun music

D.L. Menard's "The Back Door" turned 55 this year. But there are five things you probably don't know about the most popular and recognizable Cajun song ever.

We took to social media to find out how folks in the epicenter of the Cajun Heartland would finish this sentence, "You Know it's Lafayette When...".

I even found a couple of "Cajun" movies that are...pretty odd but entertaining in unintentional, and hilarious ways.

Remember that early 2000s Rom-Com "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days"? What if it were set in Acadiana?

To embrace Louisiana's musical future students will need to learn from the past. A new curriculum will make that possible.

Aspiring Cajun musicians can hone their skills and learn to play in a band setting at this three day camp in October.

Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, this weekend in Lafayette, La.

I attended the SOLO songwriters festival recently and was blown away by the talent in attendance.

The Lost Bayou Ramblers are bringing their first Grammy back to Louisiana.

Mr. Menard's family will receive visitors beginning on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Family Life Church, 2223 Dulles Drive in Lafayette from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m.

Born in Erath in 1932, Mr. D. L. started playing guitar at 16, and by 17 he was playing in dance halls across Acadiana.

The Great Acadian Awakening Music Festival is this weekend in Lake Charles. How Cajun are YOU?

Legendary Cajun and country music artist Jimmy C. Newman has passed away.

St. Landry Parish has a rich history.  The parish was founded in 1805 and, at the time, also included the present day Acadia, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Jeff Davis, and Beauregard Parishes.  It remains an important agricultural hub for Louisiana, as St...

When we found Feufollet singer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Stafford backstage at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans, he was packing his fiddle and accordion into a car parked in the grass. The Cajun pop band, based in Lafayette, just finished a great hour-long set on the "Preservation Hall" Louisiana folk music stage.

I believe that we are all connected in this life. By we I mean you and I, the birds, the plants, the rocks and everything else; we all have a bond. I think one of the greatest bonds and forms of communication that we humans have is music.