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Louisiana and global artists explore UL Lafayette music archives for new documentary series
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (517+ words) Left to right: Paul "Bird" Edwards, Jourdan Thibodeaux, Tiffany "Teddy" Lamson and Cedric Watson recording for Dry Bones. Lafayette artist Kelli Jones looks through the Center for Louisiana Studies Cajun and Creole music archives, located at the University of Louisiana…...
Lafayette educator named Louisiana's 2027 High School Principal of the Year
2+ week, 6+ day ago (223+ words) Holly Boffy, left, and Alysa Leblanc are finalists for Louisiana principal and teacher of the year, respectively. Holly Boffy, principal of W.D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center in Lafayette, has been named Louisiana's 2027 High School Principal of the Year by the…...
What’s Creole la-la? In Lafayette, young musicians explore roots of Louisiana zydeco music
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (667+ words) From left, Israel Chaisson, Zydeco Mike Chaisson, Craig Guillory and Brayden Janice have formed Le Nouveau Zydeco, an acoustic band dedicated to preserving and celebrating traditional Louisiana Creole music, particularly La-La music, the precursor to modern Zydeco at Sojourn Tea…...
Eunice music label on 20 years of promoting Louisiana artists — and bringing home Grammys
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (672+ words) The cover of the 2025 Clifton Chenier tribute album "A Tribute to the King of Zydeco," released by Valcour Records. The guest stars on the album include the Rolling Stones. Joel Savoy plays fiddle with Jessie Lege & the Bayou Acres during…...
This New Orleans author seeks to give a voice to marginalized and forgotten individuals
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (585+ words) “American Scare: Florida's Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives,” by Robert W. Fiesler The New Orleans-based investigative journalist and historian Robert W. Fiesler is quickly building a dynamic and laureled career uncovering forgotten stories of ordinary individuals confronted…...
As enrollment declines and staff grows, Louisiana public schools may soon face a reckoning
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1712+ words) St. Landry Parish school buses are parked Monday, June 1, 2026, outside the school system warehouse in Opelousas, La. Candidate Milton Batiste, III, center, speaks while the other candidate Curt Green, Ph.D, right, listens during the Vision St. Landry and the…...
Essence Fest seeking up to $12M in city, state funding as part of long-term New Orleans deal
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1303+ words) Richelieu Dennis speaks during an ESSENCE Festival of Culture media event announcing new experiences and programming for the festival at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Essence Festival of Culture leaders repeated their commitment to New…...
Fiery hearing over Louisiana redistricting shows historic stakes: ‘The country is watching’
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1203+ words) Over the course of more than 8 hours Friday, dozens of Louisiana residents demanded the state Legislature shut down a push to eliminate congressional districts held by African Americans. The marathon hearing, which veered between solemn and fiery, showed the historic…...
Congressman Cleo Fields criticizes Louisiana redistricting efforts during town hall
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (698+ words) U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields speaks during a town hall he hosted Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Southern University at Shreveport Metro Center in Shreveport, La. Congressman Cleo Fields spoke in Lafayette on Wednesday evening regarding Louisiana’s redistricting effort that if successful, will likely…...
John Goodman's New Orleans home has a buyer — but the actor isn't leaving the city
1+ year, 6+ day ago (339+ words) Actor John Goodman's storied Garden District mansion has a buyer. But Goodman isn't leaving New Orleans, his realtor said. Months after lowering the asking price from $5.45 million to $4.75 million, the Coliseum Street house is under contract, according to the real…...