Decades ago, if people wanted to hear Cajun or Zydeco music, they had to go to a dancehall or a bar, or they heard it at home. It was not until Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, the original and largest ...

Hearty comfort cooking at waterside restaurants, spice-scented food festivals and languid boat rides through seafood-rich waters — Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou is home to one of the state’s best food ...

A Houma TV producer is taking the unique culture of the Houma-Thibodaux area and south Louisiana to a broader audience. The Cajun Culture Channel, the product of Houma native Jaime Johnson, is found ...

Princess Diane Potmesil runs Ma’s Cajun Meat Pies out of Natchez. She says she realized years ago that none of the vendors were serving dishes made with duck. Enter: The ‘Quack Ball.' VERMILION PARISH ...

Texas' easternmost city of Orange has a pretty position right along the banks of the winding Sabine River. Known as the "Gateway to Texas," it's the first city you'll hit as you enter the Lone Star ...

Cajun food is fairly mainstream — and gumbo, jambalaya and bread pudding can be found on restaurant menus nationwide. But one dish – gravy – has remained something of a hidden gem of Louisiana. And ...

The road into Arnaudville winds through open fields and quiet stretches of Acadiana, the kind of landscape that invites you to slow down and pay attention. When I arrived at Cajun Prairie Farm, the ...

For 22 years, the New Orleans French Film Festival has offered local Francophiles a tantalizing taste of cinema from the continent. This year, however, organizers are putting a bit more emphasis on ...

If you're in love with all things Cajun, Breaux Bridge was the place to be this weekend. From crawfish eating contests to zydeco dance-offs, many of Acadiana's most beloved pastimes were on display at ...

Since 1972, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles has been serving up the best of Cajun culture to an amassing fan base. The annual festival, held in Lafayette’s Girard Park, delivers a zestful combination of ...

For more than 36 years, the Cajun Cooking Club has woven community, food, and baseball into Louisiana home games, turning ...