In other awards news, Louisiana native Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn took home duo of the year honors. The duo has worked together since 1990, with a temporary break in 2010. The two reunited in 2015. The pair also accompanied Jelly Roll's stirring performance of their 2005 song, "Believe."

Grammy Award winner Lainey Wilson recently hosted the 2024 CMA Awards, but where is the Louisiana native originally from? Find out here.

A highway that passes through the hometown of a country music star from northern Louisiana has just been renamed after her. Part of Louisiana Highway 15, which passes from LA Highway 577 to the parish line at Big Creek through Laney Wilson’s hometown of Baskin,

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Grammy Award winning artist Lainey Wilson was honored Nov. 16 in her home town, Baskin Louisiana. Not only does Wilson now have a portion of highway 15 named after her, but she also received the 20th marker on the Northeast Louisiana Music Trail, and November 16th is now known as Lainey Wilson Day.

For the second consecutive year, Louisiana's Lainey Wilson is nominated for a best country album Grammy Award.

Lainey Wilson has a lot to celebrate, and this week is only getting started! Ahead of the CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 20, the 32-year-old "Heart Like a Truck" songstress took to Instagram with photos and videos documenting the end of her "Country's Cool Again" tour.

Fans who tuned into the 2024 CMA Awards shared their thoughts on the award ceremony's brand-new host, Lainey Wilson, who joined previous hosts Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning onstage this year. The "Heart Like A Truck" star hosted the show on Nov.