Learn about the Savoy legacy that has preserved Cajun music and culture in Eunice and throughout south Louisiana.

“We commissioned ‘The Real Tejano Conjunto Accordion Book’ to highlight the importance of the accordion and accordionists in Tejano music,” said Steph Noell, UTSA special collections librarian. “While ...

Hear a performance from a fixture in the Louisiana blues and zydeco scene. Born in Lafayette in 1947, Major Handy started ...

“My dad had an accordion and I just picked it up and ... The Southwest Louisiana Cajun Music Jam plans on once again making this event annual for Jennings. “A lot of the musicians that you ...

Doucet grew up speaking French, and laments how rare the language has become in communities where it once thrived. Doucet sees Cajun music, from its twin violin parts to its diatonic accordion, as a ...

Founded by Dwayne Cootes, members of the Southwest Louisiana Cajun Music Jam and Jeff Davis Parish Tourist Commission say they wanted to bring the Cajun Squeezebox Shootout back this year after a five ...