THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Once a staple of Cajun living, the pirogue has evolved into a novelty item, largely replaced by plastic kayaks that can be purchased at outdoors stores and big-box retailers.

Fighting to stay afloat on what looks like a sea of chocolate milk, desperation begins to define a Tuesday morning in Thibodaux. My boat shakes uncontrollably, and I feel like a newborn deer learning ...

Fried catfish étouffée is one of the dishes at St. Argyle's Cajun Kitchen & Pirogue Sales in Argyle. The restaurant opened Nov. 5, 2020. Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor The name of the ...

The crew from WM Mobile is making a bayou shrimp sauce placed inside a small Cajun boat called pirogue. They’re also getting us ready for the Downtown Cajun Cook-Off to benefit the Child Advocacy ...

In southern Louisiana, where oil means wealth, the economy is dismal. But, at the risk of offending the people who live here, their relative poverty becomes them. Today, they talk less about oil and ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The Lowcountry Cajun Festival is returning to James Island County Park in April. The festival brings the flavor of Louisiana to the Lowcountry, with music, and food ...

In New Orleans, December brings only faux snow, so Papa Noel packs his presents on a pirogue (canoe) pulled by alligators. Feux de Joie bonfires are lit along the Mississippi River to light his way to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HAMMOND, La. — He’s the jolly fellow in the ...

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) " Once a staple of Cajun living, the pirogue has evolved into a novelty item, largely replaced by plastic kayaks that can be purchased at outdoors stores and big-box retailers.