CREOLE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THE CITY OF RAYNE. THE FESTIVAL SHINES A LIGHT ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE CREOLE CULTURE BY BRIDGING GENERATIONS THROUGH MUSIC, FOOD, AND SOCIALIZING. EVERY YEAR, THE FESTIVAL'S FOUNDER AND MUSICIAN, KEITH FRANK, HONORS A ZYDECO PIONEER. THIS YEAR, FANS WILL SEE THE REUNION OF ZYDECO FORCE, SOMETHING KEITH SAYS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR YEARS. "FRANK: "MY MAIN FOCUS IS TO DO THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVEN'T SEEN IN A LONG TIME OR THINGS THAT ARE CLOSE TO MY HEART. SO BEING A BIG ZYDECO FORCE FAN FROM MANY YEARS AGO, TRYING TO GET ALL THE GUYS BACK TOGETHER THAT I STILL LIVE IN AND SUPPLEMENT WITH PEOPLE THAT KIND OF KNOW THE SHOWS AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND CAN APPRECIATE THE MUSIC WAS A VERY IMPORTANT THING FOR ME TO DO THIS YEAR."" ZANE: HERE IS A LOOK AT THE LINEUP SCHEDULE. THE SHOW KICKS OFF WITH NEXT GENERATION ZYDECO AND WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE ZYDECO BOSS HIMSELF, KEITH FRANK. THE CREOLE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL IS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST AT THE RAYNE CIVIC CENTER. DOORS OPEN AT 11 AM.