Bailey Ross has devoted himself to speaking French and promoting Acadian culture. But feeling like he belonged and could call ...

ON A MISSION TO SAVE IT. AROOSTOOK COUNTY IS A LONG WAY FROM ANYWHERE, AND THAT ALLOWS FOR A CERTAIN FREEDOM. AN AMISH COMMUNITY HAS TAKEN ROOT IN RECENT DECADES, AND OLD TRADITIONS LIVE ON HERE, ...

The 22nd annual Acadian Culture Day Celebration, a free festival focused on celebrating, demonstrating and honoring Acadian heritage, is slated for Aug. 11. Although many cherish the culture and ...

The gateway to Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia is set to host The Congrès Mondial Acadien 2024. Taking place in the South West of the province, from 10 – 18 August 2024, the international event will ...

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 ...

Researchers with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Acadia Project may have gotten one step closer to finding the remains of Beausoleil Broussard and the progenitors of Cajun culture.

BATON ROUGE, LA (KLFY) — Representatives from Louisiana are at the Congrès Mondial Acadien in southwest Nova Scotia, where people from all over the world are celebrating the Acadian culture. This week ...

St. Martin Parish offers a glimpse into the storied heritage of Acadiana, a Louisiana region that’s renowned for its savory ...

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 ...

On April 20, 2010, an explosion ripped through an oil rig hundreds of miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. The fiery blast on the Deepwater Horizon killed 11 workers and, two days later, caused the ...

— -- Like Louisiana itself, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve can't be cast in a typical mold. Unlike much of the country's national park system, this isn't a single large ...