Laine Hardy on Louisiana Roots, Guitar at Seven, and Why Music Is Meant for Good
The historic Teche Theater in Franklin hummed with anticipation on the evening Laine Hardy arrived to perform. Outside, St. Mary Parish was celebrating the wrap of filming for LA64, the documentary series that has taken me deep into the soul of Louisiana. Inside, the air felt thick with history, the kind of old theater stillness that […]
Shreveport Municipal Auditorium: The Stage Where Country Legends Were Born
There are places that hold history in their walls, and then there are places that hum with it long after the amplifiers have gone silent. The Shreveport Municipal Auditorium belongs to that second category. I felt it the moment I stepped into the lobby: something deeply electric and reverent, as if the building itself was […]
Meet Cajun Culture Keeper Jourdan Thibodeaux
On any given Sunday, you can find the living, breathing heart of Cajun Country at Cypress Cove Landing in Breaux Bridge. The fiddle cries, the accordion drones, and the floor shakes with the synchronized steps of a community in motion. At the center of it all is Jourdan Thibodeaux, a musician, storyteller, and an ambassador […]
The Savoy Family of Musicians: Louisiana’s Culture Keepers
The sound hits you first. It is not just music. It is a conversation in a language of button accordions, fiddles, and raw, soulful vocals. This is a Saturday morning at the Savoy Music Center in Eunice, Louisiana. Within its unassuming walls, you do not just hear Cajun culture. You step directly into its living, […]
Sabine Free State Festival: A Celebration of Louisiana’s Lawless Past
Experience the Sabine Free State Festival in Louisiana as it brings to life the lawless era through stories, costumes, performances, and local flavor.