The Best of the Beat Music Awards were held at Tipitina's on Wednesday, January 2024. The celebration for local musicians featured performances by The Rumble, Erica Falls, Loose Cattle and a Tribute to David Batiste, Sr. The Lifetime Achievement Awards were also given to Don Marshall for Music Business, Ricky Sebastian for Music Education and
Louisiana swamp pop great Tommy McLain will be making his late-night television debut this Wednesday, November 2 as he will be performing on The Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS.