The Cajuns, also known as Louisiana Acadians, are a Louisiana French ethnicity mainly found in the U.S. state of Louisiana and surrounding Gulf Coast states.
Cajun French is spoken in Louisiana.
Cajun dancers in traditional clothing
Acadian militia captain Joseph "Beausoleil" Broussard
The deportation of the Acadians.
Louisiana French is an umbrella term for the dialects and varieties of the French language spoken traditionally by French Louisianians in colonial Lower Louisiana. As of today Louisiana French is primarily used in the state of Louisiana, specifically in its southern parishes.
Choctaw Village near the Chefuncte, by Francois Bernard, 1869, Peabody Museum – Harvard University. The Choctaw people had a great impact on the development of Louisiana French.
Paul Breaux Middle School, Lafayette, Louisiana
New Iberia, Louisiana
Mel's Diner, Lafayette, Louisiana