An event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Acadians in Louisiana from Canada drew an overflow crowd to a room at the Old U.S. Mint in the French Quarter on Saturday. It’s a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A small memorial and museum in St. Martinville has become something of a pilgrimage for people who feel they have a family connection to Louisiana’s earliest Acadian settlers ...

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 ...

It seems, or at least appears to be, that the bulk of the population is on the side of immigrants entering the state illegally. I do believe that some appear to think that the Acadian ancestors came ...

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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser is visiting Canada as part of a Louisiana delegation to the Acadian World Congress. The event happens every five years and aims to celebrate and build ...

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 state capital of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. With Thanksgiving just, a week away Louisiana state offices will be closed Nov. 23 for Thanksgiving and Nov. 24 for a state holiday known as Acadian Day.

It’s been 250 years since Acadians first arrived in a region that would one day bear their name: Acadiana. Take a look at how they shaped the culture that exists today in the heart of Cajun country.