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Three sites interpret the Cajun culture of the Lafayette (southern Louisiana) area, which developed after Acadians were resettled in the region following their expulsion from Canada (1755–1764) by the British, and the transfer of French Louisiana to Spain in the aftermath of the French and Indian War. Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette
Acadian Village is located on the 32 acres (130,000 m 2) of LARC. In the early 1970s, officials with the facility were looking for an opportunity to improve tourism in Lafayette, Louisiana. In the early 1970s, officials with the facility were looking for an opportunity to improve tourism in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Lafayette: Lafayette: Cajun Heartland: Culture: Exhibits about the origins, migration, settlement, and contemporary culture of the Acadians and other local peoples, part of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Acadian Museum: Erath: Vermilion: Cajun Heartland: Local history: website, Acadian heritage and Cajun people of Louisiana ...
For 50 years, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles has been a staple in Lafayette, celebrating the heritage of Louisiana's French-speaking communities.
In 1971, the Louisiana State Legislature officially recognized 22 Louisiana parishes and "other parishes of similar cultural environment" for their "strong French Acadian cultural aspects". [13] It made "The Heart of Acadiana" the official name of the region, although the term Acadiana is the more common name for the region. [14]
Maison Boucvalt - Circa 1860, a classic 19th century Acadian/Creole house; Maison Broussard - 1790, original French Creole house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Maison Buller - 1803, Creole style; Maison des Cultures - Circa 1840, Acadian style; L’École - a reproduction typical of 1890s schoolhouse architecture
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The building is home to the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center of Jean Lafitte National Historic Park, and also hosts the Martha Sowell Utley Memorial Branch of the Lafourche Parish Library. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1986. [1]