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History. The Cajun French Music Association is a non-profit organization of Cajuns and non-Cajuns whose purpose is to promote and preserve, not only Cajun music, but also various aspects of the Acadian Heritage. The CFMA was founded in Basile, Louisiana, in November 1984 with Harry LaFleur of Eunice, Louisiana, as its founder.
Dewey Balfa. Dewey Balfa (March 20, 1927 – June 17, 1992) was an American Cajun fiddler and singer who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born near Mamou, Louisiana. He is perhaps best known for his 1964 performance at the Newport Folk Festival with Gladius Thibodeaux and Vinus LeJeune, where the group ...
Gary Plauché. Leon Gary Plauché (November 10, 1945 – October 20, 2014) was an American man known for publicly killing Jeffrey Doucet, a child molester who had kidnapped and raped Plauché's son, Jody. Plauché shot and killed Doucet as he was being escorted through an airport by law enforcement to face trial for what he had done to Plauché ...
From raising money to praying for the Blessed Mother's intercession, the small, rural community is finding ways to support Eric and Maria Ardoin and their family. Eric, Maria and two of their four ...
70554 [ 4] Area code. 337. FIPS code. 22-48085. Website. mamou .municipalimpact .com. Mamou is a town in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,242 at the 2010 census, [ 5] down from 3,566 in 2000 .
The Courir de Mardi Gras ( Louisiana French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun and Creole communities of French Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Courir de Mardi Gras is Louisiana French for " Fat Tuesday Run".
Musician. Instrument (s) Accordion, vocals. Years active. 1960s–2000s. Labels. Ornament, JSP, Mardi Gras. Fernest Arceneaux (August 27, 1940 – September 4, 2008) [1] was a French-speaking Creole Zydeco accordionist and singer from Louisiana. He was known as "The New Prince of Accordion" for his virtuosity.
Edmund McCurtain, 1884-1886. Thompson McKinney, 1886-1888. Benjamin Franklin Smallwood, 1888-1890. Wilson Jones, 1890-1894. Jefferson Gardner, 1894-1896. Green McCurtain, 1896-1900. Gilbert Dukes, 1900-1902. Green McCurtain, 1902-1906. The Choctaw Nation was temporarily discontinued in 1906 with the advent of Oklahoma statehood.