Louis Michot is the celebrated fiddler and lead singer of the Grammy-nominated Lost Bayou Ramblers, a roots Cajun band with a kick. We spent some time with him on his porch and heard about the inspiration for… read more

Prairie des Femmes, Women’s Prairie, is a small community in St. Landry Parish. Originally the home of Indians who moved along the prairies of the Bayou Teche, Prairie des Femmes appears on colonial maps and in records… read more

Stephanie McKee, Artistic Director of the New Orleans-based Junebug Productions, talks about the uniqueness of Louisiana culture. read more

Rita Zeringue talks about her memories of boucherie day in Convent, LA. read more

Los Islenos Heritage and Cultural Society began to evolve in 1975 from work undertaken by St. Bernard Parish Historian Emeritus Frank Fernandez in conjunction with New Orleans Public Television Station WYES. Fernandez organized a group of septuagenarian… read more

Historian Bill Hyland discusses the role of Frank Fernandez in the education system and in preserving Islenos history. read more