The Le Cajun Award and Festival is a unique three day event that features an awards ceremony honoring the best in Cajun music and Cajun musicians and includes a two-day dance festival with award winning Cajun bands providing the music.

The Grammy style awards ceremony, sponsored by the Cajun French Music Association (CFMA) includes awards for Band of the Year, Best Accordionist, Best Fiddler, Best Male and Female Vocalist, Song of the Year and Best Recording of the Year. Cajun bands from outside Louisiana including Europe are also recipients of awards.
Event Information



Thursday, August 19, 2010
6:00-9:00pm
The Youth Band | Vermilionville | Lafayette, LA
Admission is free | Food will be available

Friday, August, 20, 2010
Doors open at 5:30 pm, show at 7:00pm
Cade Community Center | Cade, LA

Jackie Callier & Ivy Dugas with
The Cajun Cousins Band
Admission is $5.00 | Food will be available

22nd Annual “Le Cajun” Cajun
French Music Festival
presents
“Le Jeune Generation de Cajins”
(The Young Generation of Cajuns)

Saturday, August, 21, 2010
Cade Community Center | Cade, LA
Admission is $10.00

8:00am
Doors Open

8:30am
Opening Ceremony with Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem & Introduction of Chapter Presidents

10:30am-12:45pm
Geno Delafose

1:00pm-2:15pm
Youth Band

2:30pm-4:45pm
Chris Miller (Dance Troupe will perform)

5:00pm-7:45pm
Kevin Naquin and The Ossun Playboys

8pm-10:30pm
Kevin Dugas &
High Performance

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Le Cajun Awards

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2009 Winners

Fiddler Of The Year:

Travis Benoit

Accordionist Of The Year:

Paul Daigle

Female Vocalist Of The Year:

Helene Boudreaux

Male Vocalist Of The Year:

Ray Landry

Best 1st CD:

"Hommage A Andrew Cormier"
C. Thibodeaux

Best CD:

"3 Daigles and A Huval"
Paul Daigle

Song Of The Year:

"My Cajun Roots Run Deep"
Ray Landry
Helenne Boudreaux-Songwriter

Band Of The Year:

Paul Daigle
3 Daigles and a Huval

People's Choice Award:

Paul Daigle
"3 Daigles and a Huval"

Prix DeHors de Nous:

The Cajun Roosters

Hall of Fame:

Doris Matte
Leo Soileau
Jim Olivier

New Dawn:

Acadiana Charter Chapter-Delo Hebert III
Lake Charles Chapter—Emily Simon
Bayou Cajuns Chapter —Jessica Maynard
Golden Triangle Chapter—Kylie Babineaux
Les Cadiens du Teche—Deziree Sutton


Pioneer:

Sheryl Cormier

Heritage:

Roland Cheramie

Excellence:

Bobby Pellegrin

Contribution:

Leonard “Buddy” Miller II

Appreciation:

Benny Mueller

Presidents Award:

Roland Doucet
Bercie Alleman
Janie Booty
Beverly Vidrine

Special Tribute To:

D. L. Menard
Joe Lopez
Arconge “T-Coon” Touchet

French Speaking:

Group l (ages 5-7)

1st Jack Granger
2nd Noah Granger
3rd Ava Guidry

Group ll (ages 8-10)

Michael Perrin
Kayleigh Byrd
Gabrielle Davis

Group III (ages-11-12)

 Luke Huval
Heidi Thevis
Billie Sarah Richard

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