In Louisiana, festival season is somewhat of a sacred time. Here are a few events you won't want to miss this year.

Discover how New Orleans' cultural blend created jazz through 7 pivotal developments, from Congo Square gatherings to Louis ...

Louisiana country musician John Foster is set to appear on American Idol this Sunday, March 23! Raised in West Baton Rouge ...

New Orleans thrash metal greats Exhorder last year released its fourth full-length album, “Defectum Omnium.” Catch a rare ...

Located just 40 minutes from New Orleans on the northern end of Lake Pontchartrain, this waterfront town on the Northshore is ...

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1961 ... That is what I wanted to play. I wanted to be a jazz musician, but it was so few people playing the type of jazz I wanted to play," Marsalis says.

Lane Nichols takes a luxury cruise down the mighty Mississippi River and falls in love with New Orleans jazz music, Delta blues and the deep South.

Tickets for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival are now on sale, with special pricing available for Louisiana ...

TK Soul: 5-6 p.m. — He's a contemporary soul singer from Winnfield, Louisiana ... renowned jazz pianist and composer from Montreux, Switzerland. Nelson Rangell is a smooth jazz musician ...

Today the Hall is the home base for a network of musicians who play there every night. That including the Preservation Hall Jazz Band ... was born in Lafayette, Louisiana and moved with his ...

A Grammy-nominated New Orleans funk band combining traditional Mardi Gras Indian music with modern funk and second-line ...