The festival runs April 5 and April 6 and promises to be a culinary and musical extravaganza that celebrates Cajun culture, offering a feast of food, music, and family fun JUPITER, Fla. — Get ready ...

A dance floor is a place of joy, where people have a chance to do more than listen to music — they can really experience it, adding their own creativity to the infectious beats that fill the air ...

When Alex Cook stumbled on a flyer for a local juke joint, he was confused about how he, a member of the Baton Rouge music scene, was unfamiliar with a spot just minutes away in Zachary. This first ...

On Sunday’s episode of 60 MINUTES, correspondent Jon Wertheim visited southwest Louisiana, where the sounds of Cajun and Zydeco music – long the soundtrack in this singular pocket of America – are ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Emerson “Ray” Abshire’s death at 68 came Tuesday, perhaps with cheers still ringing from his final performance at Courir de Mardi Gras in Mamou. That performance came with the accordionist seated ...

Marc Savoy is a Louisiana legend not only in Eunice but around the world. He has dedicated his life to preserving the Cajun culture through making instruments, holding jam sessions and maintaining a ...

Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours arrived at their first Grammy nomination via Bourbon Street and an airport concourse. Fronted by father and son duo Michael and Cameron Dupuy — Michael sings and ...