LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Lake Charles residents turned out for the 5th annual Lake Charles Mardi Gras parade and Zydeco dance on Sunday, Feb. 23. Its creator Antonio Duhon said this Mardi Gras ...

LAFAYETTE La. (KLFY) — Members of the community are mourning the death of Lafayette native, and Zydeco legend, Lynn August. August lost his eyesight at an early age, but his love for creole ...

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.

Thanks to the music, Williams would go on to become a larger-than-life figure in the zydeco community, launching El Sid O's Zydeco & Blues Club at 1523 N. St. Antoine St., Lafayette, in 1984.

But he also built El Sido’s Zydeco and Blues Club in Lafayette, which became a launching pad for future Grammy winners, like the Emmy-winning band Buckwheat Zydeco. The band played on opening ...