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Cajun music is a genre that arose in southwestern Louisiana from the Francophone folk music traditions of the Acadians.

Louisiana’s Cajun music has been influenced by a rich blend of musical traditions.

Country music in Louisiana grew out of folk traditions of white rural southerners and includes rockabilly and Cajun music as subgenres.

Born in northeast Louisiana, country music star Tim McGraw has numerous hit songs and soaring sales figures.