A popular Birmingham Cajun catering and food truck business is about to put down solid roots. Roll Cajun Boudin has announced it is moving into the old Iron City Grill on 22nd Street South and looks ...

In 2021, beloved Cajun fiddler Courtney Granger had a weary look that matched the old soul in his voice. Granger, 39, was in the final round of a lifelong fight with diabetes, which forced musical ...

Tinkling out from city squares, recording studios and live music venues, there’s an infectious soundtrack to accompany every way of life here. The American south is, in general, home to a melting pot ...

Members of the United Cajun Navy were deployed to Jamaica as the island braces for Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm ever recorded there, marking the volunteer group's first mission outside ...

Jourdan Thibodeaux, who has been hailed as the future of Cajun music, will perform today and Saturday at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua. Courtesy photo The CBS News show “60 Minutes” recently ...

The marshy interior of southern Louisiana is home to a cuisine, language and sound all its own. Today, Cajun and Zydeco music, often sung in French, is enjoying a renaissance. A couple renovated their ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, the largest Cajun and Zydeco music festival, will begin its 50th anniversary celebration on October 10–12, 2025, at Girard Park in Lafayette, ...

Lafayette, it's time to start getting ready for fall festival season. Festivals Acadiens et Créoles released its 2025 lineup today, with musicians ranging from legends like Zachary Richard and Wayne ...

Clifton Chenier Centennial. In this centennial year of the birth of Clifton Chenier, many events and projects are celebrating the zydeco music pioneer and his international impact. Wednesday, June 25, ...

Joel Savoy doesn’t remember exactly when he first heard the music of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco—the electrified and electrifying mix of Louisiana Creole music and hard-hitting blues—who was ...

A few months ago, Joel Savoy, the Louisiana Cajun musician and label owner, was at a local pressing plant looking over the cover art for a just-finished tribute album to zydeco legend Clifton Chenier.