GRAMMY award-winning and nominated musicians from Acadiana Music has been the soul of Acadiana since the area's humble beginnings, with a melting pot of Cajuns, Creoles, European, and Native American cultures inspiring fresh new sounds. South Louisiana has fostered folk music, country, rock, rhythm…
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If you're looking to spend some time in the Hub City and want to know what events are happening, you're in the right place. We'll give you a rundown of live music and other events taking place each month in the Happiest City in America…
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As fall wraps up and a gentle chill drifts across South Louisiana, Lafayette settles into a winter rhythm all its own. Here, winter doesn’t mean hibernation. Winter in Lafayette is for gathering: around a steaming bowl of gumbo, beneath softly glowing holiday lights, or at a lively dancehall where…
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Since 2011, Erica Fox has poured her heart into Maison Creole de Freetown, the African American history museum she manages in one of Lafayette’s historic neighborhoods. The museum began as a way to honor the Indigenous people of this region and create space for Black, Indigenous, and…
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For Lafayette-based photographer Ben Pierce, inspiration often starts with an early morning on still water. The executive director of Swamp Base, Pierce has built his reputation photographing Louisiana’s iconic wetlands capturing mist rising off glassy bayous, light filtering through moss-draped…
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For Michelle Colon, better known by her stage name Malentina, music has always been more than just performance. It’s been a way of stepping fully into herself. Her earliest memories of music stem from singing along to Disney movies as a child in Puerto Rico, where she would stage living room…
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No one knows how to throw a party quite like South Louisiana, especially during Mardi Gras season. Whether in the city of Lafayetteor the rural fields of Evangeline and Acadia parishes, Mardi Gras offers revelry for all ages. Here in Acadiana, there's little exclusivity regarding Mardi Gras event…
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When I think of traditional Cajun food, I don’t think of crawfish or gumbo. I think of boudin and cracklins. In my mind, those are true Cajun comfort foods. Dotted throughout Lafayette and the surrounding areas are family-run meat markets that have been serving up specialty meats for decades…
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Most people think of Mardi Gras as our season of merriment before Lent. Still, many of our traditions, such as the sweet and decorative king cake, actually begin with Christmas. King cakes date back to 12th century France when a cake was baked on the eve of Jan. 6 with a small token hidden inside…
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For more than four decades, muralist Robert Dafford has been transforming blank walls into stories that line city blocks. His work spans continents, but much of his heart and brushstrokes remain rooted in Lafayette and the culture of Acadiana. “I’ve always been drawn to big scale,” he says. “When…
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