In Southern Louisiana, French Canadian migrants settled and intermingled with the ... In the 1760s, thousands of French Canadians, known as Acadians, were driven out of Canada’s maritime ...

Blending the history of Acadia’s early settlement and relations ... Aucoin also includes how the Acadians made their way to Louisiana in 1764 and became successful farmers and landowners by ...

It also looks at the battles to keep the Cajun culture alive and efforts to preserve the French language in Louisiana. Against the Tide: The Story of the Acadian People is available to stream on ...

French colonists expelled by the British from eastern Canada — Acadia — brought a particularly spicy version with them when then settled in Louisiana. The Acadians have become known as "Cajuns." ...