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.

LOREAUVILLE, La. (KLFY) — Every five years, Le Grand Réveil Acadien (“The Great Acadian Awakening”) brings Cajuns and Acadians together to celebrate their shared French heritage. But this year, the ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (WAFB) - “But these are the colors that they mainly dressed in,” says portrait artist, Ceci Neustrom. Neustrom is an artist on a mission. “Mimics the look that the early Acadians would ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (WVUE) - A Lafayette artist has come up with a unique way to help people connect with their Cajun ancestors. Portrait artist Ceci Neustrom began a project 10 years ago to paint family ...

A resolution honoring the late Richard Zuschlag, longtime president and CEO of Acadian Ambulance, was recently passed by the Louisiana Senate. The resolution, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, of ...