South West Louisiana

Creole Nature Trail All-American Road

One of only two National Scenic Byways in Louisiana, the Creole Nature Trail is also one of just 31 routes in the United States to receive All-American Road status Officially legislated in 1995, the Creole...

Louisiana Creole Tradition

Louisiana's Creole culture is a rich mélange of food, music and religious tradition going back to early colonial times when French and Spanish settlers first arrived on American shores from Europe. The term "Cr...
Keith Frank

Keith Frank – Zydeco King

The musical greats all have their stories about how music took root in their lives. For Keith Frank, his induction into the world of Zydeco happened right at home as he was trying to get out of chores for his f...
Brushy

The King of One String

Raised by his grandmother in a poor Jamaican environment, Andrew Chin didn’t appear to have much opportunity for a life of fame. But a vision presented to him when he was a child and foretold him of a future fa...

Identity and Race in the Bayou Country

Louisiana is what many have come to refer to as the northern-most point of Latin America, where créolité, a Latin-based people, culture and consciousness, emerged early in the 1700s. From its earliest stages, t...