‘We’re not done yet’: Businesses key in preserving Cajun culture

Published: July 12, 2023

By: Jillian Elliott, Layne Miller and Taegen Heck, LSU Manship School News Service

When Alex Cook stumbled on a flyer for a local juke joint, he was confused about how he, a member of the Baton Rouge music scene, was unfamiliar with a spot just minutes away in Zachary.

This first visit sparked dozens of features in Cook’s 2012 book, “Louisiana Saturday Night: Looking for a Good Time in South Louisiana’s Juke Joints, Honkey-Tonks and Dancehalls.”

But what he intended to be a travel guide is now a last look at places on a growing list of family-owned Cajun businesses that have closed.

Read more at Shreveport Times.