Long before Broussard became home to oil field service companies along U.S. 90, early Acadian settlers had an intriguing name for the region: Côte Gelée, which means Frozen Hills or Frozen Coast.

The heritage of the local Cajun people and the blessing of the French Acadians that settled in this area hundreds of years ago will be celebrated later this month. Bishop Sam Jacobs will head an ...

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Some of the original Acadian settlers are represented in portraits of their descendants that will be on display as part of the 16th Acadian Memorial Heritage Festival in St. Martinville this weekend.

Maine and Louisiana have a unique bond — that of their Acadian heritage. The Acadians were among the original French settlers of North America. When Acadians refused to pledge allegiance to British ...

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 ...

Tucked along Bayou Vermilion, the Acadian Cultural Center preserves the story of the Acadians —French-speaking settlers expelled from Canada in the 18th century who rebuilt their lives in Louisiana.

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.

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 ...