Jordan Noble: Drummer, Soldier, Statesman

The incredible life of a marching music pioneer

Soul of the South

An exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum reveals the boundless creativity and eccentricity of Southern artists.

Rhythm Revealers

Bloggers dig deep to preserve the unsung heroes of Louisiana music

Mardi Gras 1979

Photographer Rob McClaran documented Mardi Gras the year of the 1979 police strike

The King of Royal Street

W.G. Tebault and the poetry of furniture

10 Fascinating Facts About the Civil War in Louisiana

Clifton Chenier's Zydeco Road

Clifton Chenier’s path in the zydeco musician’s own words and those of his fellow travelers and bandmates

Louisiana Radio Stations and the (Inconvenient) Local Music Lacuna

Louisiana is the birthplace of several musical genres, but when locals turn their radios on, something very different is likely to come out

James Burton: Defining Rock and Roll Guitar

Legendary guitarist James Burton sits down for a chat with David Johnson

Sweet Crude’s Bilingual Ebullience

Sweet Crude, a New Orleans-based band, enjoys great popularity in cutting-edge Cajun and Francophone circles.

The Great Outdoors

Greek theaters and their modern offspring have been springing up across Louisiana