Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys is one of the most well-known groups of Cajun musicians in Acadiana. They are also local Evangeline Parish boys who know what makes the parish they call home unique.

Musicians — who depend on live audiences as much as they do — have been especially hard hit by the pandemic. Perhaps nowhere has this been felt more acutely than in South Louisiana, where music lies ...

Juliet Varnedoe has a unique American jazz voice sharing the joie de vivre of the Cajun people. New York-based singer songwriter Juliet Varnedoe developed her musical foundation in the bayou lands of ...

New York based musical artist Juliet Varnedoe writes and produces innovative Cajun French songs that reflect her pioneering, visionary spirit. She draws from her Louisiana roots to combine Acadian ...

DOWN DE BAYOU — Josh Jambon gestures toward a framed photo of his precious baby. Floating there in the water is the Nicholas C, a giant oil rig supply vessel named after Jambon’s grandfather and the ...

Spirited, driving, passionate Cajun music from the Louisiana bayous comes to the Myrna Loy tonight with Balfa Toujours. Led by Christine Balfa, daughter of famous Cajun fiddler Dewey Balfa, the group ...

What's the difference between Cajun and Creole food? The two cuisines are often lumped together, but locals and chefs will tell you that they have some distinct characteristics. Unfortunately for ...