The traveling exhibition, organized by the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, explores the history and ...

BREAUX BRIDGE, La. — Corey Ledet, lead singer in Corey Ledet and His Zydeco Band, belts out lyrics to an old zydeco tune in Louisiana French while literally bending the accordion to his will and ...

Mo peur nous va quitté le langage à nos vieux parents mouri. Créole qui donne nous-autres le goût d'une l'histoire qui représent la mosaïque de La Louisiane, li toujours traité comme un langage ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (WAFB) - The unique language, music, and culture of Creole Louisiana is the focus of a museum in an area of Lafayette known as Freetown. Erica Fox is a musician and artist who helped ...

In 2018, Louisiana became the first U.S. state to join l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), a global organization of more than 90 countries, governments and states united by French ...

A new conversation group at the West Baton Rouge Museum will give Louisiana Creole speakers the chance to speak in their native language and invite others to learn more about Louisiana Creole culture.

Louisiana’s habitual offender law has been in place since 2009. Often referred to as a “three strikes” rule, it’s a controversial law that allows judges to put people convicted of certain crimes in ...

Corey Ledet wrote an album to help him learn Kouri-Vini. Growing up, the zydeco musician would hear the older members of his family speaking a Louisiana Creole dialect called Kouri-Vini while visiting ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Cajun and ...

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After a 22-day standstill in which three Republican candidates were nominated – and then either dropped out or were defeated on the House floor – Republican Mike Johnson of Louisiana was elected the ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles returns to Girard Park, October 10–12, 2025, bringing together the best of Cajun and Creole music, food, and art for one of the most anticipated cultural gatherings in ...