Friday, June 20
Join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, June 20, 2025 from 6 – 8 PM for Historical Happy Hour for an evening of live music celebrating our latest installation of Creole themed exhibits. This month’s featured musical guest performers will be BeauSoleil, an award-winning group known as “the best Cajun band in the world!”
For over fifty years, BeauSoleil has been performing Louisiana French music from traditional to modern all around the globe. This Grammy-winning group is influenced by jazz, blues, rock, zydeco, bluegrass, swamp pop, and of course, the traditional Cajun and Creole music of the place they call home in Acadiana. Since their founding in 1975, they have toured extensively in the U.S. and internationally. They have been a part of CODOFIL’s annual “Tribute to Cajun Music” in Lafayette, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and other jazz and folk festivals around the world. They have also appeared on film soundtracks such as The Big Easy, Passion Fish and Belizaire the Cajun, tv shows including CNN’s Showbiz Today, Austin City Limits, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and Emeril Live, and the popular radio show, Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion.
This FREE event is open to the public. This performance will take place outdoors at the Juke Joint stage on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum near 6th Street. At Historical Happy Hour, the drinks are on you, and the history is on us. All are invited to bring blankets, folding chairs, and refreshments to enjoy on the museum grounds. In the event of inclement weather, the event will move indoors. For more information, call (225)-336-2422, visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org, or www.facebook.com/TheWBRM.
Saturday, July 12
Our next Cajun Dance features the live music of Paul Daigle and Cajun Gold, starting at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm and free dance lessons (after paid admission) begin at 6:45 pm.
$10 for CFMA members, $15 for non-members and $10 for students with an ID. Children 12 and under are admitted FREE
At the Ric Seeling Dance Studio – located at 10776 N Harrells Ferry Rd, Baton Rouge.
Bring your favorite snacks and beverages, and of course, bring your friends and family.
Please consider joining or renewing your membership with the Baton Rouge chapter of the Cajun French Music Association (CFMA) at the dance for $20, covering all members of the same household and entitling each person to the member admission price.
Louis M Lasserre Jr (Maurice)
“Maurice was our favorite raconteur. He authored vignettes about Cajun life in our newsletter the Two Step Tattler for many years. He also served as our representative to the Cajun Music Hall of Fame and voted for LeCajun awards. On occasion he would serve as a translator for visitors from France.” – Ken Bueche
Our chapter of CFMA is saddened by the loss of our dear member and wish for God’s peace to his family.
https://obituaries.theadvocate.com/obituary/louis-lasserre-1092897350
Cajun French Music Association
BATON ROUGE CHAPTER
P. O. Box 64566
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Cajun Band Lineup
July 12 – Paul Daigle and Cajun Gold
August 23 – Jamie Berzas and Cajun Tradition
Dances
Come laissez les bons temps rouler with your family and friends! We encourage you to bring your favorite snacks and beverages so that you can keep dancing as long as that night’s band is cranking out their great Cajun tunes. Please let us know in advance when you plan to host your celebratory events at our dance so we can reserve enough space for your party.
Our organization depends on a small group of active members to keep our schedule of live music events going. We would like to add to this group! Please contact our President or a Board member to find out how you can help. See the contact page on our website.
Join Us for a Night of Dancing!
At our dances, we believe that variety is the spice of life. We encourage you to dance with new partners, whether during our lessons or while the band plays. Dancing with different people not only enhances your skills but also helps you adapt to various styles, making you a more versatile dancer. When you always dance with the same partner, you might compensate for each other’s weaknesses and develop habits that only suit that partnership. By mixing it up, you’ll improve your ability to adjust to any partner, expanding your comfort level on the dance floor and becoming a better overall dancer. Plus, you might just make a new friend along the way. So come join us, and let’s dance together!
CFMA-BR Board Meetings
Our monthly board meetings are conducted on the second Tuesday of each month, at 6:30 pm, at the East Baton Rouge Main Public Library. These meetings are open to the public and we welcome your input. So we will know to expect you, please reach out to our president, JudithKaren Eymard.
So that we can keep you informed about our future events, we encourage you to join our CFMABR contact list by clicking here.
To support live Cajun music in the Baton Rouge area in a family-friendly environment, we encourage you to join or renew your annual membership at our next dance event.
This page presents information about our dances, including location, the schedule for our dance events, and the Live Cajun Band Lineup for our Upcoming Dances for each event. You’ll also find information about our Baton Rouge CFMA Chapter’s Monthly Board Meetings, as well as how you can Get Involved with the Baton Rouge Cajun French Music Association. The CFMABR is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote and preserve the Cajun French language and culture through Cajun music, food, and traditions wherever possible, focusing here in the Baton Rouge area. If you have any questions or would like more information than is provided on the pages of our website, please contact our Baton Rouge Chapter President JudithKaren Eymard.