The Acadians made their mark here in Southwest Louisiana over 250 years ago. the first week in April in particular has its own history that’s important to the Acadian history. “Some significant events ...

One hundred years ago little had been written about the Acadian deportation from the Maritimes Provinces of Canada, resulting in Acadians — or Cajuns as they’re better known in Louisiana — being ...

Note: This story originally ran as part of the 250th anniversary of the Acadians arrival in Louisiana. There’s a real good chance Le Grand Derangement was the first episode of state-sanctioned ethnic ...

Le Grand Réveil Acadien also begins this weekend, on Saturday. Billed as the "Great Acadian Awakening," this weeklong event takes place every five years, and offers a deep dive into Acadian history ...

Middle and High School students in St. Martinville researched the lives of the Acadian children who arrived in Louisiana after being forced from their farms in Nova Scotia by the English in 1755. Of ...

It’s been 250 years since Acadians first arrived in a region that would one day bear their name: Acadiana. In honor of this, the Grand Réveil Acadien (The Acadian Awakening), is now underway through ...

The 16th Annual Acadian Memorial Heritage festival and Wooden Boat Congres was held on Saturday, March 18 in the heart of St. Martinville at Evangeline Oak Park. The free festival honored members of ...

The Jeanerette Museum is sweetening the visit for tourists and locals alike when Le Grand Réveil Acadien (The Great Acadian Awakening) comes to town in early October. It’s what one would expect from a ...

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