From the rhythmic clatter of spoon jamming to singing the traditional Mardi Gras song — and even sharing crawfish étouffée — the community came together at the Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural ...
Fat Tuesday festivities bring Cajun culture to the Brazos Valley with Shipwreck Grill's 16th annual Mardi Gras party and ...
Louisiana celebrates its Cajun culture now, notes guest columnist Jacque Trahan. But it wasn’t always that way.
The gateway to Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia is set to host The Congrès Mondial Acadien 2024. Taking place in the South West of the province, from 10 – 18 August 2024, the international event will ...
The 22nd annual Acadian Culture Day Celebration, a free festival focused on celebrating, demonstrating and honoring Acadian heritage, is slated for Aug. 11. Although many cherish the culture and ...
At Café Des Amis in Breaux Bridge, breakfast comes with zydeco music and dancing on the side, a tradition begun in 1998. Melding "pragmatism and adaptability," says historian Carl Brasseaux, is ...
ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) — The City of Abbeville will host the opening day of the Grand Réveil Acadien 2025 on Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 AM to 4 PM in Magdalen Square. The event is free to attend and aims to ...
LAFAYETTE, La. (WAFB) - “But these are the colors that they mainly dressed in,” says portrait artist, Ceci Neustrom. Neustrom is an artist on a mission. “Mimics the look that the early Acadians would ...
The story playing out in LSU's Hill Memorial Library won't jump out at you. Absent are multimedia presentations and interactive digital screens. Those things would seem inappropriate in this tale of ...
Many stories — enough to fill the numerous newspaper articles that cover his office walls — have been written about Warren Perrin. This one, documenting his being nominated and chosen as an Inspirit ...