Johnny Allan is a household name and pioneer in the Swamp Pop industry. He said he's thankful for the Swamp Pop Museum, which helps to preserve the history of a genre of music he helped to create.

A five-day itinerary through southern Louisiana threads across Cajun Country — a world of shadowy swamps, gothic beauty and ...

Beloved “swamp pop” musician Tommy McLain, whose 1966 hit “Sweet Dreams” reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, died Thursday morning at 85. His passing was announced by his family in a social media ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Lafourche ...

Singer Lana Del Rey is feeling the Louisiana voodoo on her latest single as she playfully sings about the pull of her husband, alligator boat tour guide captain Jeremy Dufrene, and their domestic life ...

Leslie Johnson, the architect of Louisiana swamp-blues who was better known as "Lazy Lester," died Wednesday afternoon at his home in Paradise, California. He was 85. In the 1950s and ’60s, Johnson ...

For more than 35 years, the celebrated Louisiana band has blended the lively Cajun traditions of southwest Louisiana into music that defies easy category. Whether they’re nodding to Texas swing or ...