Born in Church Point in 1929, Ellis Vanicor's Cajun sound would become indelibly linked with a little community smack in the middle of Jennings and Lake Charles — Lacassine. A self-taught fiddler, ...

Chef Melissa Martin got a great response to her first cookbook, “Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou,” which references her restaurant but focuses on the Cajun foodways of ...

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Jamey Bearb grew up with strict accordion rules. His dad, Cajun musician Ricky Bearb, demanded the accordion, handmade by pioneer builder Marc Savoy, sit a precise position in its storage box. Even ...

Cajun Fest is back and adding some spice to Iowa nice for 2025. Promising some real southern comfort, Cajun Fest has been dubbed the "Mardi Gras of the Midwest" and is an all-day celebration of Cajun ...

Melissa M. Martin is the author of Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou. Named after her restaurant in New Orleans, chef Melissa M. Martin’s debut cookbook shares her inspired ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – George Rodridgue, an artist who chronicled Cajun life and later found fame with his enigmatic “Blue Dog” images, died Saturday in Houston after a long battle with cancer, the ...

CASEY COURVILLE: Cane River Pecan Company Pie Bar, New Iberia, 5 p.m. LIVE MUSIC: Jim Deggy's Brick Oven Pizza & Brewery, Lafayette, 6 p.m. KYLE & AMY DUO: Adopted ...

Joe Reid believes a person can enjoy the best of both Texas and Cajun life - and food - alongside each other, and he's proving it with his three restaurants named Te'Jun the Texas Cajun. The newest ...