Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the United States Semiquincentennial approaches, communities across Southeast Texas are reflecting on the traditions that help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mardi Gras is known for its vibrant parades, extravagant costumes and raucous celebrations, but a new documentary from Vice is set ...

When most people picture Mardi Gras, they think of parades, beads, and Louisiana's Most Famed Street, a vibrant adult playground of unique entertainment. In rural Louisiana, however, smaller cities ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Keeping French music and culture alive one step at a time – that’s exactly what Miss Cajun Music 2023, Summer Parker Blanchard, is teaching 13-year-old Phoenix Sims, Junior ...

From Behind the Mask: Essays on South Louisiana Mardi Gras Runs, details rural Cajun culture in a comprehensive collection of essays on Mardi Gras from Best of The Beat Lifetime Achievement in Music ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jennings, LA (KPLC) - If learning how to play traditional Cajun music is on your bucket list, you’re in luck! A spot in Jennings holds bi-weekly jam sessions and is open for anyone to join in. Behind ...

EUNICE, La. (KLFY) — The Courir de Mardi Gras tradition is still celebrated in Cajun Country, along with its traditional costumes. However, there are few traditional costume makers left. Susana Ortego ...

PORT NECHES, Texas — As the United States Semiquincentennial approaches, communities across Southeast Texas are reflecting on the traditions that help define American identity — including the enduring ...