American Idol

His fellow judges Lionel Richie and Katy Perry have signed on to come back to the show, too.

The Lake Charles native will come and hang out in the studio to talk about her new single.

Hardy brought the party to Jimmy Kimmel!

He was just a local singer paying his dues at the time.

He'll be hard at work on his debut album!

From one Louisiana singer to another, these two reality-show stars understand what it takes!

It wasn't as big as it once was, but ...

He speaks from experience.

Congratulations on your big win, Laine!

The Louisiana favorite managed to pull ahead of Alejandro Aranda to take the season title.

What a performance!

Dan + Shay take to the 'American Idol' stage!