2018 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadian: Friday in Eunice (La Recolte, Jamie Bergeron); Tee-Mamou Women; LeJeune Cove; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Saturday night in Eunice (Kevin Naquin, Wayne Toups); Church Point Courir; Sunday in Eunice (Bubba Hebert, Kegan Navarre); Lakeview Boucherie Barn Dance (Choupique); Lundi Gras in Eunice & Mamou (Pine Leaf Boys, Jeremy & Zydeco Hot Boyz, Geno Delafose, Kyle Huval & Dixie Club Ramblers, Steve Riley, Travis Matte); Tee-Mamou Courir; Mamou Courir; Steve Riley in Eunice
Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2017: LeJeune Cove; Tee-Mamou Women; Church Point; Faquetigue Mardi Gras; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Wayne Toups; Weekend Bands in Downtown Eunice (Fred Charlie, Kyle Huval, Jamie Bergeron, La Recolte); Lundi Gras (Pine Leaf Boys, Travis Matte); Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys; Downtown Parade of Eunice Courir
For other Mardi Gras photos from the past, go to the Mardi Gras in Acadiana Page. Another page has recordings/transcriptions of four Mardi Gras songs.
Photos Uploaded in Recent Months
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe, Vermilionville, 2-10-19
La Recolte, Liberty, 2-9-19
Zydeco Jam, St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, 2-9-19
Ray Landry & the Vermilionville Ramblers, Liberty, 2-2-19
Lisa Trahan et L'Esprit cadien, Liberty, 1-19-19
19th annual Tribute to Hank Williams, Liberty, 1-12-19
August Brossard & Friends, Liberty, 12-22-18
Bubba Hebert & the New Morse Playboys, Liberty, 12-15-18
Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds, Liberty, 12-8-18
Saturday at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, 12-8-18
George Prejean & Cajun Reflection, Liberty, 12-1-18
Kenneth Benoit & the Gravel Road Band, Liberty, 11-24-18
Wallace Trahan & Rice & Gravy, Liberty, 11-17-18
Don Fontenot & the Friends of Louisiana, Liberty, 11-10-18
Alphonse Ardoin & The Zydeco Kingz, La Swine Festival, Basile, 11-4-18
Greg LeJeune & Cajun Heat, Liberty, 10-20-18
Downtown Alive! 35th Anniv. Extravaganza, Parc International, 11-2-18
Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys, Fred's Lounge Wall of Fame, 11-3-18
Preston Frank, Ed Poullard at Blackpot Festival, 10-27-18
Creole String Beans at Blackpot Festival, 10-27-18
Jam sessions, cookoff, other music at Blackpot Festival, 10-27-18
Daiquiri Queens, Blackpot Festival, 10-27-18
Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys, Blackpot Fest., 10-27-18
2018 Experience Louisiana Festival
2018 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Friday, Oct. 12
Chubby Carrier & the Bayoy Swamp Band
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Saturday, Oct. 13
Babineaux Sisters
Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours
Ervin Frey & Cajun Prairie
Autumn Wild
Tribute to Caesar Vincent
Wayne and the Same Ol' 2 Step
Balfa Toujours
Donny Broussard & the Louisiana Stars
Kyle Huval & the Dixie Club Ramblers
Lafayette Rhythm Devils
Zachary Richard
Richard LeBouef & Two Step
Horace Trahan & Ossun Express
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Pine Leaf Boys
Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys
Sunday, Oct. 14
Pot Luck Band
Blake Miller and the Old-Fashioned Aces
Mason Trail and Zydeco Rhythm
Huval-Fuselier Cajun Band
Ray Landry and the Vermilionville Ramblers
Rusty Metoyer and the Zydeco Krush
Radio Zydeco
The Savoy Family Band
Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole
Jesse Lege and Bayou Brew
Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs
Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble
The Jambalaya Cajun Band
Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars
Swamp Pop Songbook
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys
Jo-EL Sonnier
Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Chas
Jam Ca (Oct. 13 &14), Les Etoiles de la Louisiane (Oct. 14)
Dancers, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13 & 14
Archive photos of 2006 Blackpot Festival
Archive photos of 2007 Blackpot Festival
KBON Fan Appreciation Music Fest, Rayne, Oct. 6, 2018
Amy Nicole & Zydeco Soul
Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Richard LeBouef & Two Step
Jo-EL Sonnier
The Babineaux Sisters, Liberty, 9-29-18
John Alva Leger & the Pas Bons Playboys, Liberty, 9-22-18, plus
Music Program, Prairie Acadian Cultural Center
Geno Delafose Fan Appreciation Party, Eunice, 9-16-18
Camey Doucet honored, Mamou Cajun Music Association, 9-15-18
Blake Miller & the Old-Fashioned Aces, Mamou Cajun Music
Festival, 9-15-18
Lesa Cormier & the Sundown Playboys, Liberty, 9-8-18
Cupid, Koray Broussard, Opelousas Zydeco Breakfast, 9-1-18
Lisa Trahan et l'esprit cadien, Liberty, 9-1-18
Joe Simon & Louisiana Cajuns, Liberty, 8-25-18, plus Prairie
Acadian Cultural Center Music Program, Cooking Demo
Award Winning Young Cajun Band, CFMA Festival, Rayne, 8-18-18
Ellis Vanicor & the Lacassine Playboys, CFMA Festival, Rayne, 8-18-18
All Women All Star Cajun Band, CFMA Festival, Rayne, 8-18-18
Jay Cormier & Cajun Born, Liberty, 8-11-18
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Vermilionville, 7-5-18
Kenneth Benoit & Gravel Road Band, Liberty, 7-4-18
Don Fontenot & Friends of Louisiana, Liberty, 7-21-18
Sid Williams, Nathan Williams, Rock 'n' Bowl® de Lafayette, 7-18-18
Al Roger & Louisiana Pride, Liberty, 7-14-18
Stop the Violence Concert, Feed & Seed, Lafayette, 7-12-18
Les Frères Cajuns, Liberty, 7-7-18
Cajun Stompers, Liberty, 6-23-18
Huval-Fuselier Cajun Band, Liberty, 6-16-18
August Broussard & Friends, Liberty, 6-9-18
Vin Bruce (1932-2018)
Greg LeJeune & Cajun Heat, Liberty, 5-26-18
Fiddle Masters presented by Steve Riley Productions, Liberty, 5-19-18
Johnnie Allan, Travis Matte at the Rayne Frog Festival, 5-12-18
Marcia Ball w/ Yvette Landry, Roddie Romero, Downtown Alive!, 5-11-18
Wayne Toups, Steve Riley, Jamie Bergeron, Breaux Bridge Crawfish
Festival, 5-5-18
Keith Frank: Soileau Zydeco Band, Breaux Bridge Crawfish Fest, 5-5-18
Horace Trahan & Ossun Express, Breaux Bridge Crawfish Fest, 5-5-18
Festival International, Lafayette, April 25-29, 2018
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Curley Tayloor and Zydeco Trouble
Dockside Studio All-Star Hall of Fame
Lisa LeBlanc
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Doug Kershaw & Steve Riley
Zachary Richard
Feufollet
Huval-Fuselier Cajun Band
Sweet Cecilia
Congres mondial acadien 2019 Kitchen Party
7 groups at the KATC/Louisiana Folk Roots Chat Room
Le Grand Hoorah!, Chicot State Park, 4-21-18
Belisaire
Evangeline Made
Courtney Granger: Country Classics
Kyle Huval & the Dixie Club Ramblers
The Revelers
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Lil' Buck Sinegal Blues Band, Opelousas Music & Market, 4-20-18
Sheryl Cormier & the Cajunettes, Liberty, 4-7-18
The Cajun Cowboy & The Stirrups, Liberty, 3-31-18
33th Eunice World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-off, 3-25-18
Cajun Accordion Kings & the Queen, Liberty, 3-24-18
Troy LeJeune & Cajun Revue, Liberty, 3-17-18
Amédé Ardoin statue unveiling & jam session, Opelousas, 3-11-18
Forest Huval Band, Liberty, 3-10-18
Kenneth Benoit and the Gravel Road Band, Liberty, 3-3-18
Cajun August Broussard & Friends, Liberty, 2-24-18
Yvette Landry and Friends, Liberty, 2-17-18
Jourdan Thibodeaux et Les Rodailleurs CD Release, Blue Moon, 2-11-18
18th Tribute to Hank Williams, Liberty, 1-27-18
Lost Bayou Ramblers Grammy Send-off, Blue Moon Saloon, 1-20-18
Ray Landry & the Vermilionville Ramblers, Liberty, 1-6-18
Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys, 12-16-17
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Cajun Christmas, Liberty, 12-9-17
Photos of Morris Ardoin (1935-2017)
Ryan Simon & Acadien Cajun Band, CD Release, Liberty, 12-2-17
Three Cajuns and Leroy, Liberty, 11/25/17
Crafting the South Louisiana Sound Exhibition, Hilliard Univ. Art
Museum, 9/8-10/15/17
Coz Fontenot Benefit w/ Savoy Family, Steve Riley, Liberty, 11-11-17
Experience Louisiana Festival, Oct. 28-29, 2017
CMFA Young Musicians Band
Dustin Sonnier and The Wanted
Geno Delafose &French Rockin' Boogie
Kyle Huval & the Dixie Club Ramblers
The Band Courtbouillon
Warren Storm, Wille Tee & Cypress
Louisiana Red
The Savoy Family Cajun Band
Mardi Gras Mini Run, other activities
Complete Photo Archives
Aaron Chesson and Bayou Heat
Acadien Cajun Band
Adam Hebert (1923-2010)
Advien' Quepeux and the Good Times
Alphonse Ardoin and the Zydeco Kingz
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin (1915-2007)
Al Roger and Louisiana Pride
Amy Nicole and Zydeco Soul
Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic
Andrew Cormier
Ann Savoy and her Sleepless Knights
Babineaux-Fuselier Cajun Band
Babineaux Sisters Band
Balfa Toujours
Barry Jean Ancelet and Sam Broussard
Basile Cajun Band
Basin Brothers
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Belton Richard (1939-2017)
Berard Family Band (RIP Al Berard, 1960-2014)
Bernie Alan Band
Blackie Fruge (1930-2015) and the Hicks Wagon Wheel Ramblers
Blair Kilpatrick
Blake Miller & the Old-Fashioned Aces
Blake Miller and the Vermilion Playboys
Bluerunners
Bombes 2 Bal (French band)
Bon Ami Cajun Band
Bonne Chance
Bonsoir, Catin
Bon Temps Playboys
Boozoo Chavis (1930-2001)
Bradley Venable
Brandon Ledet and Creole Touch
Brandon Miller & Louisiana Inferno
Brandon Moreau & His Cajungrass / Pain Perdu
Brad Randall and the Zydeco Ballers
Brian Jack and the Zydeco Gamblers
Briggs Brown and the Bayou Cajuns
Bruce Daigrepont
Bubba Hebert and the New Morse Playboys
Buckwheat Zydeco (1947-2016)
Cajun August Broussard and Friends
Cajun Country Revival
The Cajun Cowboy and The Stirrups
Cajun Express
CajuNation
Cajun Silver
Cajun Stompers
Cajun Troubadours
Calico & the Off-Brand Band
Cedric Watson
Cedryl Ballou & The Zydeco Trendsetters
Charivari
Choupique
Chris Ardoin and NuStep
Chris Miller and Bayou Roots
Chubby Carrier
C.J. Chenier
C.O. D. Cajun on Demand
Corey Arceneaux and the Zydeco Hot Peppers
Corey Ledet
Cory McCauley and His Evangeline Aces
Courtbouillon
Coz Fontenot
Creole United
Creole Zydeco Farmers
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble
Daiquiri Queens
Dallas Street Ramblers
Damon Troy
David Egan (1954-2016)
Dewey Balfa (a few photos from 1979)
Dexter Ardoin
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe
D.L. Menard (1932-2017)
Dog Hill Stompers
Don Fontenot et Les Amis de la Louisiane
Don Montoucet (1925-2016)
Donna Angelle and the Zydeco Posse
Donny Broussard and Louisiana Stars
Double Trouble Zydeco
Doug Kershaw
Downtown Cajun Band
Drew Simon avec Les Veilleurs
Dustin Ray and Southern Groove
Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers
Eddie Lejeune (1951-2001)
Ed Gary (1943-2017) and the Louisiana Cajun Aces
Ellis Vanicor and the Lacassine Playboys
Elton "Bee" Cormier (1934-2018) & the Church Point Playboys
Errol Jenkins and Louisiana Tradition
Ervin Lejeune (1950-2018)
Felton LeJeune (1949-2011) and the Cajun Cowboys
Fernest Arceneaux (1940-2008)
Feufollet
The Figs
Filé
Forest Huval and Friends
Francis Cabrel
Fred Charlie and the Acadiana Cajuns
Fricassee Cajun Band
Ganey Arsement and the LakeSide Gamblers
Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie
George Prejean & Cajun Reflection
Gerard Delafose & the Zydeco Gators
Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys
Greg LeJeune & Cajun Heat
Gregg Martinez and the Delta Kings
Guyland Leday
Hackberry Ramblers
Hadley J. Castille (1933-2012) with Sarah Jayde Williams
Harry LaFleur
Harry Trahan (1938-2018)
High Performance
Homer LeJeune and the Cajun Kings
Horace Trahan
Howard Noel Jr. and Cajun Boogie
Hubert Maitre (1940-2017) and the Triangle Aces
Hunter Hayes
Huval Family Band
Huval, Dupuy & Fuselier Cajun Band/Huval-Fuselier Trio
Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & Cajun Cousins
Jack Leger and Cajun All Stars (a few photos from 1976)
Jambalaya Cajun Band
Jamie Bergeron and the Kickin' Cajuns
Jamie Berzas and Cajun Tradition
J & J Music Show (Johnny Sonnier, Jimmy Breaux)
Jason Frey and Lagniappe
Jay Cormier and Cajun Born
Jeffery Broussard
Jesse Belleau and Cajun Melody
Jeremy Fruge and the Zydeco Hot Boys
Jesse Legé
Jimmy Breaux and Friends
Jimmy C. Newman (1927-2014)
J.J. Caillier and the Zydeco Knockouts
Joel Martin
Jo-EL Sonnier
Joe Hall
Joe Simon and the Cajun Hearts
Joe Simon and the Louisiana Cajuns
John Alva Leger & Pas Bons Playboys, Lucky Deuces
John Trahan and the Acadiana Aces
Johnnie Allan
Johnny Sonnier
JoJo Reed
Josh Johnson & the Beagle Ranch Ramblers
Jourdan Thibodeaux et Les Rôdailleurs
Jr. Hebert & the Maurice Playboys
Jr. Melancon and the Come Down Playboys
Jude Taylor and His Burning Flames
Kaleb Trahan
Kegan Navarre & Louisiana Traditions
Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band
Kenneth Benoit and the Gravel Road Band
Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys
Kira Viator Weber and Bayou Beat
Koray Broussard and the Zydeco Unit
Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers
Lafayette Rhythm Devils
La Récolte
Lawrence Ardoin
Lee Benoit
Leon Chavis and the Zydeco Flames
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Lesa Cormier and the Sundown Playboys
Les Amis Créoles
Les Bassettes
Les Frères Cajuns
Les Bons Sons
Les Frères Michot
Lil' Band o' Gold
Lil Buck Sinegal
Lil Nate and the Zydeco Big Timers
Lil Pookie & the Zydeco Sensations
Lisa Trahan et L'esprit cadien
Little Freddie King
Lolo Baudoin and the Lakeview Playboys
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Louisiana's Kingfish
Low Maintenance
Lucky Playboys
Lynn August
Mack Manuel (1934-2014) and the Lake Charles Ramblers
Magnolia Sisters
Marce Lacouture
Marcel Fontenot's Jam Session
Marshland Cajun Band
Mary Broussard and Sweet La La
Mary Tweedel and the Louisiana Cajun Mixers
Mathew Ewing & the All Star Band
Megan Brown and Tepetate
Merlin Fontenot (1923-2017)
Mid-City Aces
Milfred Simon
Milton Adams
Milton Vanicor (1918-2015)
Morris Ardoin (1935-2017) and Dennis Stroughmatt
Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas
Nolan Cormier & the Cajun Hee Haw Band
Ole Tymers Cajun Band
Orchestre Royal
Paul Daigle: Cajun Gold and Savoir Faire
Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal
Pee Wee Broussard (1920-2013)
Peppy Carmello (1966-2011)
Pete Bergeron and the Bayou Boys
Pine Leaf Boys
Phillip Alleman, 1940-2005
Phil Menard (1923-2016) & The Louisiana Travelers
Plaquemine Brûlée
Port Arthur Playboys
Pot Luck Band
Preston Frank
Rachel Wilson and Cajun Express
Racines
Ray Abshire
Ray Landry
Ray Landry & the Vermilionville Ramblers
Red Saltzman and the Ramblin Cajuns
Red Stick Ramblers
The Revelers
Richard LeBouef
Richard Miller and the Musical Playboys
Ricky Dodd & Second Tyme Around
Robert Jardell and Pure Cajun
Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars
Rodney Fontenot, 1914-2005
Ron Miller and the Midnight Ramblers
Ronnie Matthews and Throwdown
Rosie Ledet
Roy Carrier
Rusty Metoyer and the Zydeco Krush
Ryan Brunet & Les Ferrailles, Les Malfacteurs
Ryan Foret and the Foret Tradition
Same Ol 2 Step
Savoy Family Band
Scotty Pousson and the Pointe aux Loups Playboys
Sean Ardoin
Shawn P. Saucier and Calcasieu Cajun Band
Shelton Manuel (1922-2005)
Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds/Cajunettes
Sonny Landreth
Sons of Voodoo
Soul Creole
South 70 Band
Step Rideau and the Zydeco Outlaws
Steve LaFleur and Mamou
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Stop the Clock Cowboy Jazz Band
Sunpie Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots
Sweet Cecilia
Sweet Crude
T-Broussard and the Zydeco Steppers
Tepetate
Terrance Simien
Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys
Thomas "Big Hat" Fields and His Foot Stompin' Zydeco Band
Three Cajuns and Leroy
T-Joe Romero and the Gros Chemin Playboys
T'Monde
Touchet Brothers
Tony Thibodeaux
Trahan, Doucet, Huval Band
Travis Matte and the Kingpins
Tribute to Hank Williams Sr.
Troubled Playboys
Troy LeJeune: Cajun Revue, Louisiana Road Trip
T-Salé Cajun Band
Tyler Rayon and the Cajun Ramblers
Ulysse Poirrier Sr.(1939-2012) & the Bayou Teche Cajun Band
Vidrine-Chapman Family Band
Vin Bruce (1932-2018)
Vorance Barzas
Wallace Trahan and Rice and Gravy
Walter Mouton and the Scott Playboys
Waylon Thibodeaux
Wayne Toups
Willis Prudhomme
Yvette Landry Band
Zachary Richard
Zydeco Joe Citizen
Zydeco Joe Mouton (1943-2007)
Zydeco Radio
Selected Festivals (Photos are also included in collections of individual bands. Festival photos before 2009 are included only in band albums.)
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 1999-2007
Fesival International de Louisiane: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009,
Zydeco Extravaganza: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2010, 2007
Experience Louisiana Festival: 2017, 2016, 2015
Eunice World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cookoff: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009,
Black Pot Festival: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008; 2007; 2006
Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival: 2010, 2009
Original Southwest LA Zydeco Festival: 2010, 2009, 2008
Lebeau Zydeco Festival, 2008, 2013, 2016
Le Grand Hoorah!, Chicot State Park: 2016, 2015
Lebeau Zydeco Festival, 2008, 2013, 2016
2014 Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco Festival in New Orleans
Selected Special Events
Amédé Ardoin statue unveiling & jam session, Opelousas, 3-11-18
Geno Delafose Fan Appreciation Parties, 2001-2011
Annual Tributes to Hank Williams Sr. at the Liberty
Annual Classic Country Shows at the Liberty
Lovesick Blues: An Evening with Hank Williams Sr. at the Liberty
LFR Rootstock: Rock 'n' Roll En Français and Bière Noire, Vermilionville, 10-5-11
Jam Session, Grand Opening of St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, 5-23-11
Louisiana Legends: Jambalaya Cajun Band with Camey Doucet, D.L. Menard,, Paul Daigle, Liberty, 4-2-11
Family Bands: Berard Family and Huval Family, Liberty Theater, 2-7-09
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys 20th Anniversary Party, Liberty, 10-18-08
Celebration of Announcement of Zydeco-Cajun Grammy, 6-13-07
Celebration of 1,000th Show at the Liberty Theater, 2-24-07
Cajun French Music Association 2006 Festival, Women All Stars
Music of the Balfa Brothers Workshop, 2006
El Sido's 2005 Thanksgiving Benefit
Cajun American Recovery Effort Benefit, 2005
Band Together, Katrina Benefit, 2005
Cajun French Music Association 2005 Festival, Young Musician All Stars
Jam Session at Marcel Fontenot's 190 Muffler Shop, Basile, 2002



Below are links to photos of Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco bands from Louisiana posted on Flickr. Also included are links to photos of the most recent Mardi Gras in rural Acadiana. Flick pages allow access to high resolution images. The photos were taken by David Simpson, who retired in May 2009 from LSU at Eunice.