From famous athletes, musicians, actors and more, here are some of the most famous folks that come from Acadiana. Cupid . Bryson Bernard, better known as musician “Cupid,” is an R&B singer and ...

The song’s impact brings to mind other famous songs in the Cajun repertoire and the stories behind them. ... Cleoma, made this tune Cajun music’s first commercial recording on April 27, 1928.

D.I.'s Cajun Restaurant in Basile is a destination for boiled seafood and live Cajun music out amid the rice fields and crawfish ponds of Acadiana. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, ...

“The first Cajun record I bought, she was on it,” the singer and historian Ann Savoy, who in 2017 released an album, “Ann Savoy Plays the Music of Cléoma Falcon,” said by phone.

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, the most widely traveled and famous Cajun-French band, has launched its final tour. However absolute that sounds, the celebratory trek isn’t BeauSoleil’s last ...

The sizzle of zydeco and twanging sway of Cajun music emanate from Southwestern Louisiana's Acadiana, named for French settlers exiled from L'Acadie (now Nova Scotia, Canada) by the British in 1755.

BREAUX BRIDGE, La. ()– One of the largest festivals for world-famous Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop musicians is returning to Breaux Bridge in May.The Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival is a historic ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In a city famous for its jazz, Uptown New Orleans might not be at the top of the list of places to hear traditional Cajun music. But if you know where to look, you can find it ...

From famous athletes, musicians, actors and more, here are some of the most famous folks that come from Acadiana. Cupid Bryson Bernard, better known as musician “Cupid,” is an R&B singer and ...

Acadiana is known for its good food and good times, but did you know it's also home to some famous folks? Known as the “Cajun Heartland,” Acadiana is made up of 22 various parishes: Acadia ...