Zydeco Extravaganza, held at the Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette brought together over a thousand zydeco fans from around the world to celebrate the rhythms of creole culture and ...

While the exact flavor will depend on the Cajun seasoning you choose, these potatoes are bold with a mildly spicy flavor. What's the difference between Creole and Cajun seasonings? These seasonings ...

Acadiana residents are shown dancing, singing and enjoying the sounds of the culture on this episode of 60 Minutes.

We tried ordering live mudbugs from Louisiana Crawfish Company to Colorado, and were beyond impressed with the results.

The marshy interior of southern Louisiana is home to a cuisine, language and sound all its own. Today, Cajun and Zydeco music ...

Louisiana’s history is layered with colonization, rebellion, resilience, and culture. From the founding of Natchitoches in 1714 to the state’s pivotal roles in the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, ...

As the first Catholic pope from the United States, Pope Leo XIV has an ancestry that traces back to the Creole and free people of color from Louisiana, illustrating complex and interconnected ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, succeeding the late Pope Francis. Addressing a large crowd from St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV called for ...

A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic structures and call combinations, two key elements of spoken language. Taken together, the studies add to an emerging "early ...

In 1921, though, Louisiana banned non-English languages in schools ... University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore. The love song “Chère, mo lemmé toi ...

There’s a long-running joke within the Creole community in New Orleans that everyone is related. The election of an American pope is giving the joke a fresh spin, says Father Ajani Gibson of St ...