Festivals Acadiens et Créoles kicks off Friday in Girard Park, celebrating 49 years of Cajun and zydeco music and heritage in Louisiana this weekend. “If you know nothing about our culture ...

Festivals Acadiens et Creoles will host its second free, full-scale festival of 2022 when it returns to Lafayette's Girard Park in October for three days of Cajun and zydeco music, workshops ...

As the singular destination and festival, we take pride in being home to a genuine Cajun and Creole community." ...

Newman and the Balfa Brothers brought down the house — creating a new generation of Cajun and Creole music lovers in the process. On Friday, Savoy was the only artist from the original 1974 ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles will launch its first Legacy Series next week. The free monthly series celebrates local legends who have made and continue to make an impact on the cultural community.

As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in Louisiana, the pope’s maternal ancestors would be considered Creole. “It was special for me because I ...

Together they crafted a new hybrid language known as Kouri-Vini, or Louisiana Creole. By the time America purchased Louisiana in 1803 Kouri-Vini had become the language of the swamp, spoken ...