Lesa Cormier, son of Lionel Cormier and Lizzie Bass Cormier, was born in Lafayette, Louisiana August 30, 1930. Lesa was raised in Elton, Louisiana and graduated from Elton High School. He is married to Hazel Mott Cormier, and they have four children, three sons and one daughter.

His father, Lionel, started teaching Lesa to play the accordion when Lesa was six years old. He was more interested in playing guitar. He sold garden seeds to make money for his first guitar.

In 1947, Lionel needed a drummer in his band, the "Sundown Playboys." Lesa learned enough on the drums in one week to begin playing with the band and is still playing with the Sundown Playboys. Lesa has been managing the band since his father died in June of 1971.

Lesa wrote and recorded "Louisiana Gumbo" and "Waltz of My Heart." He has played drums on other records such as "Big Boy Bounce," "La Valse a Rosie Mae," "Lonesome Waltz," "Black Bayou Special," "Riceville Special," "You’re the Only One for Me," "Cajun Cucaracha," "La Valse Sans Espoir," "Don’t Stop the Music," "Lake Arthur Waltz," "Sundown Playboy Special," "Wafus Two-Step," "La Valse a Gabriel," "Chere Bassette," "Poche Town Special" and an album "Saturday Night Cajun Music," with ten Cajun tunes on it.

One 45-rpm record was released by Apple Records of London, "Saturday Night Special," and was also used in the mover, "Sister, Sister," in 1988.

Lesa has played at most of the clubs and festivals in Louisiana and Southeast Texas. He performed at the University of Chicago for the Folklife Festival in 1976 and at the World’s Fair in New Orleans in 1984.