Jennings, LA - The historic Strand Theater in Jennings will host Louisiana's premier Cajun fiddle competition on November 1, featuring multiple age categories and $3,400 in prize money. The 9th Annual ...

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, ...

JENNINGS, La. — Registration is open for the seventh annual “Battle of the Bows” Cajun Fiddle Competition. The competition is open to all Cajun-style fiddle playing. This year’s event will be held ...

An Elgin congregation will welcome Southern folk music in the person of Gina Forsythe to Highland Avenue Coffeehouse stage on Friday, Sept. 13. New Orleans-based Forsyth is an award-winning ...

JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - If you’re a fan of Cajun music, then make your way down to the Battle of The Bows Cajun fiddle contest where players of all ages come together to share a bond of Cajun culture ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A great way to get people together is through music, and that is exactly what Battle of the Bows accomplished. Battle of the Bows is a competition that is meant to spread ...

Cyril Neville added his beat to 'The Voice of the Wetlands Allstars' at Jazz Fest. My favorite part of The Voice of the Wetlands Allstars show on the Gentilly Stage at Jazz Fest was when Cajun fiddler ...

A fiddle-playing Cajun pixie named Dixie comes to life in the pages of a local author's book and readers can get a chance to meet the author and get a free copy when they have a po-boy. "Dixie The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS– Renowned Louisiana musician ...

Fiddler Harry LaFleur, founder of the Cajun French Music Association and a musician who played with legendary artists like Nathan Abshire, Dennis McGee and Ira LeJeune died this week. He was 86. A ...

Cajun fiddler Waylon Thibodeaux will serve as grand marshal for Houma's Krewe of Kajuns parade. The parade, with nearly 400 men, women and children as members, follows the Krewe of Houmas, which ...