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Language. Louisiana Creole (Kréyol La Lwizyàn) is a French Creole [87] language spoken by the Louisiana Creole people and sometimes Cajuns and Anglo-residents of the state of Louisiana. The language consists of elements of French, Spanish, African (mainly from the Senegambian region), [88] and Native American roots.
t. e. The Creoles of color are a historic ethnic group of Louisiana Creoles that developed in the former French and Spanish colonies of Louisiana (especially in New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, and Northwestern Florida, in what is now the United States. French colonists in Louisiana first used the term "Creole" to refer to people born in the ...
Louisiana Creoles in Louisiana are of French, Spanish, Native American, and African American ancestry. [19] Creoles of color are Creoles with black ancestry who assimilated into Black culture. There is also an Afro-Gypsy community in Louisiana developed as a consequence of interracial marriage between freed African Americans and enslaved Roma. [20]
Paul Barbarin (1899–1969) – New Orleans jazz drummer, usually regarded (along with Baby Dodds) as one of the best of the pre- Big Band era jazz drummers. Achille Baquet (1885–1955) – jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. George Baquet (1881–1949) – jazz clarinetist, known for his contributions to early jazz in New Orleans.
The VooDoo name is traced back to the original New Orleans VooDoo that was founded in 2002 as an expansion team in the original Arena Football League by New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson. They were the second official team to play in New Orleans after the New Orleans Night, who played at the Louisiana Superdome in 1991 and 1992. The VooDoo ...
Louisiana Creole is a French-based creole language spoken by fewer than 10,000 people, mostly in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [4] Also known as Kouri-Vini, [1] it is spoken today by people who may racially identify as white, black, mixed, and Native American, as well as Cajun and Creole. It should not be confused with its sister language ...
Louisiana; Other names: Louisiana flag, Pelican flag: Use: Civil and state flag: Proportion: 13∶20: Adopted: July 1, 1912 () (modifications in 2006 and 2010) Design: A rectangular field of blue with the arms of Louisiana, the pelican vulning herself, in white in the center, with a ribbon beneath, also in white, containing in blue the state motto, "Union Justice Confidence".
The book Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names places the origins of "La" names in African-American culture in New Orleans. [13] The name LaKeisha is typically considered American in origin but has elements drawn from both African and French roots.