Rusty Metoyer and Chubby Carrier Lead Zydeco NYE Party

Lake Charles, La [KNGT-FM] - If you love Zydeco and Louisiana music and are looking for a fun, safe place to celebrate New Year's and also see a concert for free, then listen up. Two of the biggest names in Zydeco are combining for one big night of live music, and best of all, the concert is free.

Lake Charles native Rusty Metoyer and Grammy Award Winner, Chubby Carrier, will be laying the same night at the same venue, back to back, to help you ring in 2026. The boys will be playing back-to-back on New Year's Eve, so you will get over four hours of great Louisiana Zydeco music to bring in 2026.

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Chubby Carrier, who is from Lafayette, Louisiana, is one of only a handful of Louisiana Cajun, Swamp Pop, or Zydeco artists who have ever won a Grammy Award. Chubby won a Grammy Award for his 2010 release Zydeco Junkie. That album won him the Grammy in the category Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album. 

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Rusty Metoyer is a homegrown Southwest Louisiana boy who went to school in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In recent year's Rusty has been blowing up across the state, selling out fairs, festivals, music venues, and concerts across the state. Rusty is considered to be one of the biggest names in Zydeco music now, along with big names like Keith Frank and Chris Ardoin.

Here is your chance to see them both live in one night at the same place. Rusty and Chubby will be live at the Horseshoe Casino in Westlake, Louisiana. The party will be inside the 1931 Lounge, located on the 2nd floor of the casino. You must be 21+ to enter, and the party gets started at 8:00 pm.

Chubby will take the stage from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and then Rusty Metoyer will hit the stage at 10:30 pm and play until 12:30 am.