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Event Profile: Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival

2015 LOUISIANA CAJUN-ZYDECO FESTIVAL

"This festival contains the greatest collection of Cajun and zydeco artists for any festival in the city and perhaps the state."

-- Charles Laborde, host of "Lache Pas," the weekly Cajun and zydeco show heard on WWOZ-FM Welcome to the ninth annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, a free event produced and presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

Once again, we’ll present a stellar lineup of Louisiana’s best Cajun and zydeco performers, including Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, the Lost Bayou Ramblers and Grammy Award winner Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience. See below for the complete music schedule.

LOCATION
The Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival takes place in Louis Armstrong Park
701 N. Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
HOW TO GET THERE
The Regional Transit Authority (RTA) bus route No. 91 passes directly in front of Armstrong Park. See the route map here. The fare is $1.25 each eay.

PARKING
Parking will be available in the Basin Street Lot (located at 501 Basin Street, just across from Armstrong Park by the old Winn-Dixie) for $10 per vehicle. Parking is also available at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for $15 per vehicle.