(WAFB) - The small village of Loreauville has become ground zero for the beginning of Acadiana, the area of southwest Louisiana where exiled French Acadians settled and held onto their French ...

The Cajuns of south Louisiana trace their ancestors to the French Acadians exiled from Nova Scotia around 1755. By the 1800s, thousands of Acadians had settled in the rural areas west of New Orleans.

Our monthly series, Acadiana Music Showcase, is produced by our friends at Lafayette, La., affiliate station KRVS, and it ...

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 ...