Here’s another throwback to the Festival in Houma, La, The Big Bayou Music Festival”with my good friend Johnnie Allan! Man we had some great times backing up all of the Swamp Pop Legends!! Video credit to Irvin Weber #thetraditionliveson #Teenahnah #livemusic #supportlocalartists #louisiana #swamppopmusic | Ryan Foret & Foret Tradition

In Louisiana’s bayous, this monster is no myth. It's a warning. Sapphire Sandalo investigates the legend in #MonsterQuestOrigins. | HISTORY

Hidden away in Louisiana bayous, Cajun Country, and small rural towns, an almost-lost character silently crept into children’s homes not on Christmas, but on New Year’s Eve, a time rich with Cajun traditions and Southern folklore. Whether called Le Petit Bonhomme Janvier, Santa Croupee, or one of many other local names, he moved through the waning days of the year bearing fruit for the thankful and ashes for the ungrateful, echoing the moral tales found in Cajun legends, Creole folktales, and Lo