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Mamou is located in south-central Evangeline Parish at (30.634033, −92.418913 Louisiana Highway 13 follows the western border of the town, leading north 3 miles (5 km) to Reddell and south 10 miles (16 km) to Eunice.
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Fred's Lounge is a music venue and bar located in Mamou, Louisiana, the "Cajun Music Capital of the World." Fred's Lounge is an important part of Cajun musical history [1] and Cajun French history. [2] [3] The bar is only open on Saturday mornings, except during Mardi Gras, when it is open for the rest of the week.
The close-knit town of Mamou is banding together after a tragic, ... Maria and two of their four children were in a two-car crash around 10 p.m. Saturday on La. Hwy. 367 near La. Hwy. 1106 ...
KBON went on the air in late 1997, the brainchild of Paul Marx, a DJ and nightclub owner from Crowley, Louisiana. [2] Marx wanted a mix of music that resembled what he played at DJ gigs — a core of Louisiana music like Cajun, zydeco, and swamp pop, with sides of country, blues, soul, and R&B. [2] Station DJs also broadcast in a mix of English and Cajun French.
Louisiana's execution of Christopher Sepulvado on March 17 would mark the end of a 15-year break in executions in the state, which plans to use nitrogen gas. Arizona's execution of Aaron Gunches ...
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys are an American Cajun band from southern Louisiana. [1] The band formed in 1988 and has since recorded 10 albums, nine of which are on Rounder Records . The band includes Steve Riley ( accordion , b. 1969), David Greely ( fiddle ), Sam Broussard ( guitar ), Burke Riley (drums/guitar) and Philippe Billeaudeaux ...
The parish was created out of lands formerly belonging to St. Landry Parish in 1910. [3] The majority of the area was originally settled by French Canadian colonists and former colonial marines (coureurs de bois) from such outposts as Fort Toulouse and Fort Kaskaskia and later included 19th-century French-speaking soldiers and immigrant families.