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The Cajuns of Louisiana


Cajuns - Wikipedia

The Cajuns also known as Louisiana Acadians (French: les Acadiens), are a Louisiana French ethnicity mainly found in the US state of Louisiana and ...

Cajun | Louisiana, Creole, French-speaking - Britannica

Cajun, descendant of Roman Catholic French Canadians whom the British, in the 18th century, drove from the captured French colony of Acadia ...

What Is Cajun | Explore Lafayette Louisiana History

What Is Cajun? The word Cajun began in 19th century Acadie. The French of noble ancestry would say, "les Acadiens", while some referred to the Acadians as, "le ...

From Acadian to Cajun - Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and ...

The Acadian story begins in France; the people who would become the Cajuns came primarily from the rural areas of the Vendee region of western ...

The History of Cajuns in Louisiana - Pelican State of Mind

It's understood that Cajuns descended from the French-speaking white people of Acadiana, while Creoles descended from French-speaking Black or mixed-race ...

A Guide to Cajun Culture in Southern Louisiana | All Roads North

Although French influences remain a key element of Cajun culture, it's the additional mix of Native American, African American, Spanish and English heritage ...

Cajuns and Creoles | Experience New Orleans!

All Cajuns are Creole by virtue of being descendants of Acadian exiles born in the colony, however not all Creoles are Cajun because many do not have Acadian ...

What does it mean to be Cajun? 12 stories to understand this identity

Since the 3,000 or so Acadians resettled in south Louisiana in the late 18th century, they have evolved into an ethnic group of their own with a ...

Cajun Culture in New Orleans

Cajun culture thrives in New Orleans and South Louisiana. Cajuns were never long-term settlers in the city of New Orleans. A population always geared more to ...

Cajuns - Summary - eHRAF World Cultures

Acadians are one of a number of groups of French ancestry in Louisiana, which also include the French-Canadians, Creoles, and those who emigrated directly from ...

What's the difference between Cajun and Creole—or is there one?

Common understanding holds that Cajuns are white and Creoles are Black or mixed race; Creoles are from New Orleans, while Cajuns populate the rural parts of ...

Acadian-Cajun History and Culture - Evan Heimlich

Acadians are the descendants of a group of French-speaking settlers who migrated from coastal France in the late sixteenth century to establish a French colony ...

The Link Between the Acadians and Cajun Culture

Acadians are the ancestors of present-day Cajuns. Originally from the West Central part of France, they were peasants recruited as part of France's efforts to ...

What does it mean to be Cajun? The story behind the identity.

What does it mean to be Cajun? For The Historic New Orleans Collection's “Cajun Document” exhibition, our Visitor Services staff took a deep ...

10 Ways to Experience Cajun Culture in Louisiana

1. Kick up your heels at a fais do-do. You know it when you hear it: Cajun music is the lively, irresistibly danceable counterpart to the region's spicy ...

The Cajuns | University Press of Mississippi

The past sixty years have shaped and reshaped the group of French-speaking Louisiana people known as the Cajuns. During this period, they have become much like ...

Acadian, Cajun in United States people group profile - Joshua Project

Learn about the Acadian, Cajun in United States people group. Profiles include statistics, text, photo, map, progress indicator and language resources.

Cajuns - 64 Parishes

Today they reside primarily in a twenty-two-parish region of southern Louisiana known as Acadiana. Significant numbers of Cajuns also reside in ...

United States: Louisiana Cajuns are keen to preserve their identity

In the southern US state of Louisiana, Cajuns make up nearly 10% of the population. Although French is spoken less with each passing ...

How To Speak Cajun: A Crash Course - Explore Louisiana

Check out the quick guide to Cajun sayings below and learn how to speak Cajun French. When using the pronunciation guide, the (n) represents nasalized vowels.


New Orleans

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New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball

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The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football

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The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football program is a college football team that represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

Louisiana

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Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east.