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.

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 ...

THIBODAUX — Ever dreamed of paddling down the bayou in a pirogue you made yourself? Master boat-builder Kenny J. Hebert will help students construct their very own seaworthy craft at the Jean Lafitte ...

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 ...

There is a long history of pirogues in Bayou Liberty. The long and narrow Cajun canoe-like boats were made by hollowing out cypress trees, but today they have flatter bottoms. Their design makes it ...

JEAN LAFITTE, La. – Pirogue racing will return to the town of Jean Lafitte this weekend, the first time in nearly twenty years. Event organizer Tim Kerner Jr. said that residents are excited to have ...

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 ...

The small Jefferson Parish town of Jean Lafitte is bringing back a sporting event that used to draw thousands of spectators and some of the strongest paddling arms in the state. On Saturday (July 21), ...

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 ...