If you'd like to have your own spiritual journey, check out our Spiritual Trail where you can visit churches, cemeteries, and religious sites while earning prizes: cajuntravel.com/spiritual-tr...

Her group stopped at the center on their Jubilee Pilgrimage where they visited sacred sites all around the Acadiana area some of which are right here in #StLandryParish.

He left without receiving thanks. I'm sure he'd have the usual response, "I'll always do this." #thankyou #sculpture #Louisiana

You can read more about the statue here: cajuntravel.com/blog/amede/

The Zydeco Capital Jam has free admission and is open to all musicians and fans. For more information, visit St. Landry Parish Tourism on Facebook or www.cajuntravel.com.

His numerous awards include the Lasting Impression Award from Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, Best New Album from Offbeat Magazine and Best New Artist at the 5th Zydeco Music and Creole Heritage Awards in 2017.

Since forming his band in 2010, his senior year in high school, Metoyer has performed at Gator by the Bay in San Diego and events in New York, Holland and France.

Their popularity is reflected in “King of I-10,” the title of their album released May 20. “She’s from Opelousas,” the album’s first single, enjoys frequent airplay on zydeco radio shows.

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Of course when the heat gets bad in Louisiana, there's something we all crave - snowballs!

Head to www.valcourrecords.com to grab your vinyl and CD today.

Make sure you come out on Saturday to the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center for the Clifton Chenier Tribute jam with Chubby Carrier and Jeff Boutte and pick up your centennial pin!

Proceeds from the sale of “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco” will benefit the Clifton Chenier Memorial Scholarship at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The new scholarship fund will support ULL students studying traditional music, specifically zydeco accordion.

Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, Steve Earle, Keith Frank, Charley Crockett, Geno Delafose, and Nathan Williams Sr., are among the guest musicians on the album aptly titled, "A Tribute to the King of Zydeco" which releases on Friday.

Valcour Records and Smithsonian Folkways mark Chenier’s birthday with a 7-inch single release pairing The Rolling Stones’ version of “Zydeco Son Pas Sales”. On the single, Mick Jagger sings the original Creole lyrics backed by Steve Riley on accordion. The single releases today.

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“I have always been passionate about food and the stories it tells,” says Maharaj. “Kevin would comment how our cultures had so [many] similarities. We spent countless hours in our grandfathers’ supermarkets serving the public and building bonds with them."

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