Cajun music

Aldermen approve Liberty revival

The Liberty Theater is poised for a renewal after the Board of Aldermen approved Mayor Scott Fontenot to complete an agreement with a non-profit. Cajun musician Joel Savoy spoke at the Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen’s meeting. Savoy leads The Association for the Liberty Theatre of Eunice.

Cajun musician D.L. Menard dies; gained fame with ‘The Back Door’

The news slowly began to spread by 9 Thursday morning in Erath. The news spread that the most famous person in Erath and one of the most famous musicians in Acadiana, had died. D.L. (Doris Leon) Menard passed away Thursday surrounded by family after a short battle with cancer. He was 85 years old.

Liberty Theater renaissance

The Cajun, Creole and swamp pop music cranked up 29 years ago at the Liberty Theater, but in recent years the attendance has been anemic. A normal night’s crowd is about 50 people. Even the building fell on hard times. Earlier this year the city spent about $68,000 to stop leaks and mold.