Music and Entertainment

With wailing fiddles and trilling accordions, Cajun music transports you to another time. But that’s not all you might hear in Louisiana dance halls on a Saturday night. Country music, swamp rock, and zydeco are all part of the Cajun repertoire.

The following individuals were recognized as Living Legends in the Music and Entertainment category.

*Asterisk after name indicates that the person is deceased.

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Wade Benson Landry and Teresa Bowe Landry

Cajun fiddler extraordinaire and his versatile vocalist wife

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Leewood James LeBlanc (Lee James)

A popular local musician known as Lee James and the Impacts

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Goldman Thibodeaux *

Preserved the native music of his culture and time, Louisiana LaLa music.

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Gerald Broussard

Wide ranging musician who played in many of our most popular bands.

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Nelda Balfa

Daughter of Dewey Balfa, playing with the group Balfa Toujours.

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Joe Vice

An Army veteran and musician honored for his services to the Acadian Museum.

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Ray Landry

A major force in efforts to promote Cajun music and culture.

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Terry Huval

Award-winning figure in the Cajun music scene; member of the Jambalaya Band.

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Calvin Touchet *

Jam session host honored for his dedication to preserving Cajun music and culture.

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Donna Touchet

Jam session host, honored for her dedication to preserving Cajun music and culture.

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Willie Broussard *

Cajun songwriter and disk jockey full of joie de vivre.

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Milton Adams

Old time traditional Cajun singer and accordion player.

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Jo-El Sonnier*

Grammy-nominated recording artist known as the "King of Cajun Music."

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Elton Cormier *

Found ways to keep Cajun music popular with the youth of Acadiana.

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Chester Isaac “Pee Wee” Broussard *

Master of the Cajun accordion and fiddle.

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An asterisk (*) indicates the person is deceased.