Lafayette, residing in the heart of what’s called the Cajun Country, was named one of our “Friendliest Cities in the ...

Penny’s 19th installment in the beloved Gamache series is a particularly haunting and relevant mystery novel. Yael van der Wouden’s novel, shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, is about ...

All month Hear skates scraping ice and sticks slamming pucks when the Baton Rouge Zydeco takes on its opponents this month at the Raising Cane’s River Center. Bundle up, grab your concession-stand ...

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Happily, there are a host of witty, satirical and downright hilarious books out there, waiting to put a smile back on our faces. From comic novels and memoirs, to essays and poetry, humour has filled ...

The New Orleans Zydeco Festival (NOZF) returns to Crescent Park on Saturday, November 2, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. This year’s event, co-founded by Gabrielle Deculus and Courtney Smith, honors the legacy ...

NOLA ZYDECO FEST: The festival celebrating Cajun ... Activities include educational and cultural presentations, book signings, practitioner-made potion oils and gris gris bags, more than 100 ...

A great night of Americana covering everything from blues to bluegrass and zydeco, and more besides. Richard Cox-Smith, we were told, is known for his "twiddly bits" and gave an excellent opening ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Ruins are a theme in this week’s recommended books, from the collapse of the Victoria’s Secret lingerie empire to the lives ...

JANUARY 3, 2023 — UTSA Libraries Special Collections has announced the debut of “The Real Tejano Conjunto Accordion Book,” a one-of-a-kind book and piece of art that tells the story of accordionists ...

While younger generations may view Zydeco music as a relic of the past, the upbeat rhythms and soulful accordions of the genre have intrinsically tied it to the regional identities of Southeast ...

The book follows sheltered Catholic schoolgirl Sophie on a Midwest odyssey, where lust has become synonymous with death and her own burgeoning sexuality could be a sign of infection. Though it’s ...