Song lyrics, vinyl records and decorated jackets hang from the walls as you enter the Louisiana Swamp Pop museum in Ville Platte. The tunes of some of the genre's biggest stars play in the background ...

Acadiana brothers Jesse and Daniel Reaux might well have become Cajun musicians. They are first cousins to Lost Bayou Ramblers band members Andre and Louis Michot, and their uncles are in Les Frères ...

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, ...

Couples spin and turn, rocking back and forth, swinging apart and then dipping close. An accordion alternates its pumping pulse with a funky bass riff, forcing your shoulders to jump in time to the ...

Despite the “nouveau” in its name, Nouveaux Cajun Xpress has years of bandstand experience. Most of the Cajun music-rooted group spent more than decade with Rodney Thibodeaux and Tout Les Soir. In ...

When most people picture Mardi Gras, they think of parades, beads, and Louisiana's Most Famed Street, a vibrant adult playground of unique entertainment. In rural Louisiana, however, smaller cities ...