Music and Entertainment

With wailing fiddles and trilling accordions, Cajun music transports you to another time. But that's not all you might hear in Louisiana dance halls on a Saturday night. Country music, swamp rock, and zydeco are all part of the Cajun repertoire.

*Asterisk after name indicates that the person is deceased.

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  Gerald Broussard
  Wide ranging musician who played in many of our most popular bands.
  
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  Joe Vice
  An Army veteran and musician honored for his services to the Acadian Museum.
  
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  Terry Huval
  Award-winning figure in the Cajun music scene; member of the Jambalaya Band.
  
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  Ray Landry
  A major force in efforts to promote Cajun music and culture.
  
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  Donna Touchet
  Jam session host, honored for her dedication to preserving Cajun music and culture.
  
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  Calvin Touchet *
  Jam session host honored for his dedication to preserving Cajun music and culture.
  
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  Willie Broussard *
  Cajun songwriter and disk jockey full of joie de vivre.
  
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  Jo-El Sonnier*
  Grammy-nominated recording artist known as the "King of Cajun Music."
  
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  Becky & Patrick Richard
  Father/daughter duo from Church Point, who come from a long line of Cajun musicians.
  
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  Tommy & Jean Norman
  Award-winning recording artists and purveyors of Cajun memorabilia.
  
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