"I’d never heard the accordion in the blues before," said Mick Jagger upon hearing zydeco music for the first time.

The lively songs and performances of Clifton Chenier, who would have turned 100 today, brought fans—including the Rolling ...

The Louisiana Folk Roots Kids Camp, which is all about deep cultural immersion, is underway in Opelousas. Kids at the camp ...

Joel Savoy doesn’t remember exactly when he first heard the music of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco—the electrified and ...

Some dishes you have to grow up with to love. These Louisiana classics are rich in flavor, history, and local pride.

Emeril Lagasse is in an icon in the culinary world. So, it's no surprise that his favorite American food destination is full ...

We need such spaces where people from different backgrounds — French speakers, non-French speakers, foreigners, Creoles, ...

Louisiana is a rich state of mixed-race people. Wendy A. Gaudin, a California native and descendant of Louisiana Creoles, approaches the complex tapestry of what it means to be Afro-Creole in ...

This vibrant Lafayette artist will appear on a record bringing together two greats: the Rolling Stones, and King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier.

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Louisiana Folk Roots' summer camp at Vermilionville in Lafayette is seeing a huge surge in popularity, with kids diving headfirst into the lively world of Louisiana French ...