The Zydeco Historical and Preservation Society, Inc. (ZHPS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, understanding, and development of Zydeco music, history, and culture as well as rural black Creole culture of Southwest Louisiana and Texas. The ZHPS was established in 2000 in Opelousas, Louisiana by citizens concerned about the loss of irreplaceable segments of Zydeco Music and Creole heritage that included structures, oral and musical traditions and memories. www.ZHPS.org