A friend says Cajun singer and songwriter Zachary Richard (ree-SHARD') is recovering from a stroke but may have to cancel or postpone a Canadian tour scheduled to start Oct. 29.
Todd Mouton told The Advertiser newspaper in Lafayette, La. the 60-year-old Richard is making a good comeback from the stroke, which affected one side of his body but not his voice. The newspaper reports that Richard suffered the stroke Oct. 17.
Richard has been promoting "Le Grand Gosier," a single and video to help raise awareness about issues facing the people of the Louisiana Gulf coast.
In 1996, he founded Action Cadienne, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the French language and Cajun culture of Louisiana.
