Creole News

The Fourth of July can mean more than a backyard barbecue This year, the Fourth in Acadiana can mean a host of live music events and a ton of outings for the family.

A week ago, Leah Chase was in the kitchen of her iconic restaurant, tending her Creole gumbo.

The Queen of Creole cuisine has received top honors from the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.

The 2009 Lacombe Crab Fest takes place Saturday and Sunday at John Davis Park on 12th Street.

In South Louisiana, Creole culture, zydeco music, and folktales add up to an entertaining experience.

King Creole doesn't have much in the way of seating, but it is on the way east up Cherry Street, across 34th Ave.

With their colorful signs hawking homemade boudin, cracklins and andouille, the mom-and-pop stores that dot Louisiana's Cajun country left a lifelong mark on celebrated chef Donald Link.

Her job title at the French Market Corp. is executive assistant, which means -- having served several directors over several decades -- she's the one person there who knows everything about everything.

Three small festivals combine for French Market's "Vieux-To-Do" Friday, June 12, 2009 Three festivals are being presented in one location in the French Quarter this weekend where you'll find a combination of Cajun-zydeco music, creole tomatoes and seafood for the second year in a row.

OPELOUSAS - The Music of Acadiana Performance Series features Cajun fiddle master Hadley Castille on Sunday afternoon.

Take a Jean Lafitte Swamp and Airboat Tour and see the picturesque moss-draped trees, alligators and other wildlife that define Louisiana swamps.

Got that festival feeling? Then you can get your fill this weekend twice over: at the Buggy Festival and the Spice and Music Festival.

Ellis Marsalis is the Duke Ellington Festival's honoree. Attendees of the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in Washington, D.C., might mistakenly believe they're in Louisiana.

The thought of the Louisiana Legislature rewriting the First Amendment is absurd.

Summer, for many, means a time to travel, explore new places, experience new things.

Bringing Donald Link's "Real Cajun" home during my mom's recent visit to Tulsa had serious potential for wreaking havoc.

While in New York City recently, I enjoyed a delicious thin-crust pizza featuring ramps.

Ashton Savoy was a blues player whose unique style drew from time spent in Houston, Chicago and Louisiana.

This 303 plus page cookbook is full of recipes native to Louisiana. If you love authentic Cajun & Creole cooking, then this is the book for you.

The U.S. Interior Department plans to spend $4.3 million it got from the economic stimulus package on national parks and other projects in Louisiana.