A bill aims to make a cherished Cajun holiday story Louisiana’s official Christmas children’s book. House Bill 273, ...

Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem Many of us know ... the poem was republished several times in different publications ...

With that, the trumpeter and singer tucks into a lyrical, buoyant reading of “The Night Before Christmas.” He hews to the words but makes them his own in a voice that glitters with joy.

House Bill 273, introduced by Rep. Annie Spell (R-Lafayette), seeks to make “Cajun Night Before Christmas” the official state children’s Christmas book during the 2025 regular legislative ...