Lafayette's weekend events from Feb. 20-22 include a Mardi Gras costume exhibit and live music. A film screening for "Pointe Noire" and a 90s hip-hop string concert are scheduled. Community activities ...

WACO, Texas — Baylor University is expanding its Black Gospel Archive, a nationally significant collection dedicated to preserving Black sacred music and the cultural history surrounding it, with new ...

Lafayette 148 began 30 years ago with a simple array of suiting basics, among them a white button-up shirt. Now, after spending the last year celebrating its anniversary, designer Emily Smith took the ...

Catholic African American music icons Lena Horne and Harry Belafonte helped usher in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. (Photo: Digital Collections, The New York Public Library) While gospel ...

Religion has long provided a stimulus for jazz. Figures as august as Duke Ellington and John Coltrane drew profound inspiration from their faith, though their reception varied. Ellington's religious ...

Louisiana Music Museum has secured 70% of funding needed less than 12 months into capital campaign Construction expected to begin late spring 2026 with 18-month build timeline in former downtown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Looking for something to do this weekend in Lafayette? From gallery exhibitions to live music and trade shows, there’s plenty to ...