In Lafayette, the heart of Cajun country, about 150 miles west of New Orleans, Mardi Gras is a days-long festival of music and revelry that culminates with a street parade through downtown.

During the Mardi Gras season, music fans around the country crave zydeco, the style of accordion-driven music from which he took his stage name, so it pays for him to be on the road rather than ...

Celebrating Mardi Gras with a full band show so come shake a leg to some rockin' Cajun and Zydeco dance music! Fiddle and accordion ! Electric bass ! Drums and triangle! And of course - guitar ...

But along south Louisiana bayous and in Cajun communities miles from the Big Easy, Mardi Gras is celebrated a little differently.

Celebrate Mardi Gras Traders Village style with Live zydeco bands, stilt walkers, beads, mask decorating for the kids, food trucks, a parade, and of course plenty of crawfish.

Tuesday brings us Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, what many perceive as the only holiday besides St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate — well, celebrating. Masks, costumes, parades, and of ...

Zydeco musician Chris Ardoin, who was shot while on stage at an outdoor concert in Colfax, Louisiana in July 2021, was unharmed when a shooting occurred Mardi Gras Day in Mamou, Louisiana, March 4 ...

ST. LOUIS – The Mardi Gras Crawfish Boil takes on Kirkwood, Missouri this weekend with live music from Al Holliday, beer, free Mardi Gras beads and more! Tickets are $22 to reserve your boil for ...

A parade participant hands out beads along a parade route in this file photo. A Mardi Gras celebration will come to the University of Missouri next month thanks to a campus Catholic parish.© Sara ...

The sounds of Zydeco could be considered a staple for Mardi Gras in Southeast Texas with some believing the music is a must have for the festivities. Zydeco music dates back to the 1800s.

Zydeco is largely the creation of Clifton Chenier. Over the course of 40 years, this accordion great recorded over 100 albums introducing the world to this vibrant, blues-based roots music.