A good cajun bet Cajuns have played bourrè, a popular south Louisiana card game, for generations. And if you end up with a bad …
Lafayette Farmers Market
The Lafayette Farmers Market features locally grown foods along with South Louisiana arts and crafts. Best of all, you can shop, …
Cajun Accordion Master
A handcrafted Cajun accordion is a must for anyone serious about playing the popular south Louisiana music. When Larry Miller …
Acadian Memorial
The Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville has become something of a pilgrimage for people who have a family connection to …
Traditional Music
Students at the University of Louisiana Lafayette are able to learn to play and sing Cajun and Creole songs and earn a degree in …
La Poussiere
La Poussiere Dancehall in Breaux Bridge is alive with the sounds of Cajun music and dancers every weekend in the town of Breaux …
The Nature Conservancy and Lake Martin
Since the first time I visited Lake Martin and The Nature Conservancy's Cypress Island Preserve, it has been one of my favorite …
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Jungle Gardens
Avery Island and its Jungle Gardens seem a world away from the flat land of sugarcane fields and pastures that surround this south …
Swamp Pop
south louisiana music What happens when the rock 'n roll sound of Elvis Presley and the New Orleans rhythm and blues of Fats …
Finding Louisiana Creole
A small museum in the Louisiana city of Opelousas introduces visitors to Creole. Rebecca Henry, who founded the Creole Heritage …