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Carencro High School

Cultures of Acadiana

A Look at the French, Cajun, Black Creole, and Native American Cultures of Louisiana

Who We Are:

This site is a result of ongoing study by the Louisiana Studies (Sociology) classes of Carencro High School [Carencro is pronounced karen crow] of the cultures of Acadiana. Acadiana is a 13 parish (NOTE to non-Louisianians: our parishes are the same things as your counties) area in south Louisiana where French exiles from Nova Scotia (known to them as Acadia) settled after their deportation by the British in 1755. The descendents of those exiles are now known as Cajuns (a corruption of the name "Acadians"). The town of Carencro developed from one of the earliest Cajun settlements and is located immediately north of the city of Lafayette, considered by many to be the unofficial capital of Acadiana.

Over 425 Articles and Features In Our Web Site

The Cultures of Acadiana site contains over 425 articles and features on Cajuns, Black Creole, Native American, and "French but non-Cajun" cultures. Additional sections on Cajun/Creole Humor and Mardi Gras have been added. Our Pictures of Acadiana section illustrates traditional Cajun and Creole scenes with pen & ink drawings of the world famous Cajun artist, Floyd Sonnier. The Multimedia Projects Section contains two children's picture books, written and illustrated by classes of Carencro High School.

Suggestions?

This site is continually being updated. Do you have any material that you would like to submit to us for this site? Is there any material already on the Internet to which you would like to refer us? Do you have any suggestions or comments?

Internet Memberships

Cajuns of the Internet Cajun/Creole_OnlineVirtual Acadiana Proud to be Acadian

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  • This web site was originated through a grant awarded to Carencro High School (Joel Hilbun/Bobbi Marino, Grant Administrators) by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund - 8(g).
  • This web site was developed by the Louisiana Studies (Sociology) classes of Carencro High School (1996-2000) and maintained by CHS' Web Mastering classes (2000-2001). [The 1996-1997 Student Assistant was Phillip Smith.]
  • The Site Administrator is Joel Hilbun, of the Carencro High School Computer Science Department.
  • The articles in this site which were originally printed in the Lafayette (LA) Daily Advertiser and the Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate are used with permission by these respective papers. Carencro High School wishes to thank the Lafayette (LA) Daily Advertiser and the Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate for their cooperation in building this site.

Site Redesign: March 2001
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