Party Like a Rhinestone Cowboy: Rouge et Blanc Welcomes Dani LaCour to the Stage

Rouge et Blanc has always been an incredible mix of the best bites Southwest Louisiana has to offer, a staggering variety of great wines and a whole lot of entertainment.

But this year, with the Rhinestone Cowboy theme in full swing, the party will have you kicking your heels, as it will be nearly impossible to stand still.
Banners at McNeese is excited to announce Louisiana powerhouse Dani LaCour and her fiercely talented band will take over the main stage as this year’s headline musical entertainment.

Buckle up! A Louisiana native, LaCour has spent more than a decade taking stages across Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Tennessee by storm by bringing her blend of country, Southern rock, grit, swagger and serious vocal firepower to audiences throughout the region.

In 2018, LaCour took first place in the local competition for NashNext, and her talent has carried her all the way to some of the biggest rooms in the business. She made it to the final Hollywood round and into the Top 60 of American Idol, rubbing elbows with judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan along the way.

A singer-songwriter as well as a powerhouse performer, LaCour has worked across the country and Southern rock worlds and earned multiple nominations recognizing both her original music and live performances. She has opened shows for artists including Wayne Toups, Dustin Sonnier, Bag of Donuts, Brianna Adams, and Billie Jo Jones, among others, and Southwest Louisiana audiences may also recognize her from appearances at Chuck Fest.

If you’ve ever heard LaCour live, you understand why she belongs at the center of this year’s Rhinestone Cowboy celebration. “I’ve seen Dani perform on multiple stages, and she is one of those singers who can literally make you stop what you are doing and go find where that voice is coming from,” said Banners Director Dr. Brook Hanemann. “She throws her head back and somehow channels pure passion, grit and power. Dani doesn’t just sing a song. She sings from somewhere down at the soul level. She has the kind of voice that can shake the walls and shake you right down to your core.”

That combination of country soul, Southern rock energy and powerhouse vocals makes LaCour a perfect fit for a Rouge et Blanc that is leaning all the way into rhinestones, boots, swagger and a little bit of honky-tonk glamour.

Pull out the denim, add an entirely unreasonable amount of rhinestones and gather around the main stage. You can eat, drink, dance your boots off and still call yourself a philanthropist at the end of the night, because every bit of the fun helps power Banners’ year-round cultural programming. And honestly, even if you took away the wine and food, Dani LaCour would still make this a party worth showing up for!