Recipes, Rhythm & Roots: Creole culture through food, music, and fun

NATCHITOCHES, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The community is invited to Northwestern State University’s “Recipes, Rhythm & Roots: A Creole Heritage Celebration” presented by the Gail Metoyer Jones Center.

Creole culture will be on full display, featuring various cuisines, Zydeco music, line dancing with instructors, and historical enrichment of traditions and customs.

“Our goal is to celebrate and preserve the stories, food, and music that define Creole heritage,” said Brittany Blackwell Broussard, director of Culture and Climate. “Through experiences like this, we not only honor history but also help the next generation understand the cultural richness that surrounds them.”

The event will take place on Thursday, October 23, at 5 p.m. in the Lucile Hendrick Room on the first floor of NSU’s Student Union.

“One of the strengths and longtime projects of NSU’s Creole Heritage Center has been to identify the genealogy and tell the stories of Louisiana Creole families,” said Dr. Kent Peacock, director of NSU’s Creole Heritage Center. “The Center is excited to share some of these incredible stories and the efforts that went into documenting them, and to teach attendees how easy it is to get started in tracing one’s own family history.”

The event is free and open to the public. To learn more, contact Dr. Jasmine Wise, coordinator of NSU’s Gail Metoyer Jones Center, at wisej@nsula.edu.