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 ...

Paul McCartney plays the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, and Lil Wayne returns to his hometown for the 10th anniversary of ...

The 42nd Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival is coming at the end of this month. The festival takes place on August 31, at the Yambilee Festival Grounds with multiple activities leading up to ...

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — The Opelousas Museum unveiled a Zydeco exhibit on Friday, August 8, showcasing the vibrant culture and history of Zydeco music. The exhibit features the work of photographer ...

The CBS News show “60 Minutes” recently proclaimed Jourdan Thibodeaux “Cajun music’s equivalent of a rock star,” saying he has become “something of a global ambassador for Cajun country and its way of ...

Zydeco veteran Jeffery Broussard teamed up with members of the New Orleans TBC Brass Band and a swing band's rhythm section ...

When Louisiana zydeco musician Joe Hall died last year, he was in the middle of one of the busiest periods of his career. Hall and his band, Joe Hall and the Louisiana Cane Cutters, were working on ...

Zydeco musician Jeffery Broussard releases a new album, "Bayou Moonlight," blending traditional Creole music with New Orleans brass influences. Broussard, raised in a musical family, learned to play ...

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — The life and career of a legendary Acadiana musician will be celebrated in Opelousas in April. The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame has announced it will induct Roy Carrier. The ...

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 ...

Fifth-grade band students from Port Arthur Elementary Schools learned about Zydeco music and the cultures behind it at the Museum of the Gulf Coast’s Zydeco photography exhibit on Tuesday. Despite ...