In this July 2, 2017, photo Cajun musician D.L. Menard attends an event at the Acadian Museum in his home town of Erath, La., where a portrait, seen behind him, was presented as part of a tribute to ...

NEW ORLEANS – D.L. Menard, whose song “The Back Door” is among the most popular in Cajun music, is dead at the age of 85. Menard died Thursday at his home in Scott, Louisiana, Louisiana Funeral ...

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NEW ORLEANS — D.L. Menard, the Cajun musician whose song "The Back Door" became an anthem for his culture and carried him to 38 countries on State Department tours, has died at the age of 85.