BEAUMONT, Texas — Nothing gets toes tapping and people out onto the dance floor like zydeco. Louisiana native Wayne Toups told 12News about his love for the music. "It's basically a zydeco southern ...

A documentary by a group of Acadiana natives on the history and culture of Zydeco music will be screened at a prestigious ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — A day filled with rhythm, dance, and deep cultural roots took over the Blackham Coliseum for the 38th Annual Zydeco Extravaganza—a staple event celebrating the rich Creole heritage ...

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — With Zydeco music deeply rooted in Southwest Louisiana, it is no surprise that its influence made its way across state lines into Port Arthur, the Cajun capital of Texas. Among ...

Community members gathered at the groundbreaking of the Bertrand Drive Revitalization Project, one of Lafayette’s infrastructure investments, earlier today. A lawsuit filed in the 15th Judicial ...

HOUSTON — Houston is home to all kinds of music and music often tells the stories of a city's diverse communities. Zydeco is no different. It's created by age-old instruments played by modern men -- ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Lena Charles grew up in Opelousas hearing the rhythmic tunes of zydeco, a genre of music that became a big part of her life from a very young age. The unique mixture of rhythm ...

A new interpretive exhibit designed to teach locals and visitors about zydeco music has opened in Opelousas. The City of Opelousas Tourism created the “Zydeco Music” exhibit, which explores the ...

When "60 Minutes" came to the Lafayette area last fall to film a segment on Cajun and zydeco music, they were confronted with the energy of a thriving cultural scene. CBS correspondent Jon Wertheim ...

One thousand five hundred miles northeast of Lafayette is one of the nation’s newest Cajun and zydeco festivals. The Bayou Boogie, three days of dancing and camping in the rolling Connecticut hills, ...

Zydeco music, born from Black and Creole communities along the Texas-Louisiana border, is finding new life through local artists who are carrying the genre's century-old traditions into the next ...

If fans of southwest Louisiana music listen closely to pop icon Beyoncé's new album, they may notice hints of something familiar: zydeco. The 27-track "Act II: Cowboy Carter," released Friday, has ...