Acadiana
Southern Louisiana region
Acadiana is the region of southern Louisiana with a strong Cajun and Creole cultural presence, centered around Lafayette.
The name blends Acadia—the French colonial territory in eastern Canada from which Cajuns were expelled in the 18th century—with Louisiana.
The area is known for its distinctive French-influenced cuisine, music, and dialect: We're heading to Acadiana for crawfish and zydeco.
Spiced Louisiana stew
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- boudinRice-stuffed pork casing
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
andouille · beignets · pralines · cracklins · tasso · roux · crawfish boil · king cake
Creole roots music
- AbbevilleTown in northern France
- EuniceFemale name, Greek origin
- ScottName of Scottish origin
- KaplanTest preparation company
Crowley · Vermilion · Iberia · Evangeline · bayou · swamp · prairie · wetlands
Native speaker of French
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- Nova ScotiaEastern Canadian maritime province
assimilation · preservation · bilingualism · folklore · folktales · oral tradition · customs · ancestry
gumbo
Spiced Louisiana stew
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- boudinRice-stuffed pork casing
crawfish · andouille · beignets · pralines · cracklins · tasso · roux · crawfish boil · king cake · po'boy
zydeco
Creole roots music
- two-stepFast paired ballroom dance
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
dancehall · triangle · melodeon · honky-tonk
Lafayette
Crowley · Kaplan · Vermilion · Iberia · Evangeline · bayou · swamp · prairie · wetlands · marsh
francophone
Native speaker of French
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
Nova Scotia · assimilation · preservation · bilingualism · folklore · folktales · oral tradition · customs · ancestry · identity
AcadianaAcadia
Former French colonial region
Nova Scotia · New Brunswick · Prince Edward Island · French Canada
- Acadia National ParkProtected coastal wilderness in Maine