Acadiana Center for the Arts | Louisiana Crossroads

Louisiana Crossroads, the award-winning concert series, radio broadcast and television program, is entering its 12th season with exciting new energy while remaining true to the deep roots that are so highly valued by audiences in Southwest Louisiana and around the world!

- We're building on the original model by reaching out to some high profile artists who fit the series' concept like a glove!

- We're increasing the number of performances from 6 to 8, with most featuring two-night runs in the AcA's world-class James D. Moncus Theater.

- We're continuing our performance relationship with the great city of Lake Charles.

- We're producing an hour-long, superbly shot television pilot, which is poised to reach a vast national and international audience.

- We're continuing to broadcast live on KRVS, reaching hundreds of thousands of listeners in Southwest Louisiana, and untold numbers on the Internet, while jumping up a level in audio quality.

ZIGABOO

ZIGABOO MODELISTE, KING OF THE FUNKY DRUMS

May 9 & 10 @ 8:00 PM at the AcA's James D. Moncus Theater

If you haven't heard Zigaboo's incredibly tight and genre-defining drumming on the original recordings of The Meters, or the pivotal Wild Tchoupitoulas recordings of the 1970s, you've undoubtedly heard one of the countless times he's been sampled during the last several decades. A first generation creator of Louisiana funk, Zigaboo has worked with The Rolling Stones and countless others. This show, featuring his hard-grooving seven-piece band, will be the perfect high-energy closer to the season.

Louisiana Crossroads is:

A concert, discussion and broadcast series; a record label; and an economic development initiative launched by the Acadiana Center for the Arts and the Lafayette Economic Development Authority in 2001.

Our innovative, ground-breaking partnership is designed to stimulate the growth of greater infrastructure in our region's burgeoning cultural entertainment industry.

Over the course of more than 160 live events and dozens of live radio and Internet broadcasts, the Louisiana Crossroads concert series has provided a top-notch showcase for regional and visiting artists in an intimate and accessible format.

Through our Louisiana Crossroads Live, Louisiana Folk Masters and Festivals Acadiens Live series, Louisiana Crossroads Records has created a number of acclaimed and unique CD releases.

At our shows, we work to bring artists and audiences closer together through conversation during and after Louisiana Crossroads performances.

In 2005 we were recognized with the first-ever Cultural Economy Development Award at the Louisiana Governor's Arts Awards, and our work has also been recognized by OffBeat magazine and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.