NOLA Zydeco Fest is celebrating five years with a special kickoff event at Palmettos on the Bayou in Slidell.The festival’s milestone season will begin with a Zydeco Sunday Funday featuring live music ...

THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL THEME IS "PA KASE," LERITAGE DE ZARIKO — "UNBROKEN," THE LEGACY OF ZYDECO. WHAT DOES THAT THEME MEAN TO YOU AND TO THE COMMUNITY? A1: The theme "Unbroken" is powerful because it ...

New Orleans, LA (July 2025) — The NOLA Zydeco Festival is expanding its footprint and celebrating a milestone year. Now in its fifth year, the festival is moving to Heritage Park in Slidell, Louisiana ...

On a bright and humid afternoon in early May, Louisiana musicians gathered on the barn-like Fais Do-Do stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to celebrate royalty: Clifton Chenier, the ...

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the rearview mirror, are you still searching for that perfect present for a special someone? Give the gift of Louisiana music. The time is right as the Year of ...

One thousand five hundred miles northeast of Lafayette is one of the nation’s newest Cajun and zydeco festivals. The Bayou Boogie, three days of dancing and camping in the rolling Connecticut hills, ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — Hundreds of mourners filled St. John Cathedral to honor the life of zydeco legend Sid Williams, who passed away at 73 after a battle with cancer. Williams, best known as the driving ...

“I’m French, African, Spanish, Native American, German and Norwegian. That’s my DNA,” says Terrance Simien, who in 40 years of performing more than 8,500 live shows in more than 45 countries has ...

Free to attend. Donations will be accepted for Child Protect Children's Advocacy Center. Seafood vendors, live music, art for sale, cash bar When it comes to seafood, Montgomery hooked a big fan for ...

With 2026 knocking on the door, we’re about to wrap up the Year of Chenier, the centennial birthday celebration of the King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier. Well, not quite. Accolades and achievements ...