"Our culture has been appropriated so much and it's important and imperative that we keep the Creole culture alive." LAFAYETTE, La. — The second annual Creole Culture Day kicked off over the weekend ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, a vibrant celebration of Louisiana’s unique Francophone culture. In a special ceremony during the festival’s opening night ...

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 film 'Maroon: On the Trail of Creoles in North America' by Quebec filmmaker Andre Gladu will have its New Orleans premiere on May 31st at 7 PM, in the historic St. Augustine Church (at 1210 Gov.

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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Dressed as his alter ego, the modish matron Désirée Joséphine Duplantier, artist Andrew LaMar Hopkins is a familiar presence on this city’s arts scene. His paintings, faux naïf ...