Le Roux

Louisiana's LeRoux (a.k.a. LeRoux) is a aor band founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, that saw its heyday from 1978-1983. Their biggest hits were "Take a Ride On a Riverboat" with its 4-part a capella intro, the regional smash "New Orleans Ladies", "Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' For the Lights)" (their highest charting single), "Addicted", and "Carrie's Gone". The group was formed in 1977 and signed a deal with Capitol Records as <span title="Unknown artist" class="bbcode_unknown">The Jeff Pollard Band</span>, but shortly changed their name to Louisiana's Leroux, which refers to roux, a Cajun gravy base used to make gumbo.