Two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red (bottom) bearing three white fleurs de lis and a gold castle, respectively, and a white isosceles triangle at the hoist, within which is a gold five-pointed star.
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The flag of Acadiana (French: Drapeau de l'Acadiane) represents the Acadian (Cajun) ethnic region of southern Louisiana. It consists of two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red (bottom) bearing three white fleurs de lis and a gold castle, respectively, and a white isosceles triangle at the hoist, within which is a gold five-pointed star. It was designed in 1965 and officially adopted July 5, 1974. The flag is referred to as the Acadiana flag or Cajun flag.
The flagofAcadiana (French: Drapeau de l'Acadiane) represents the Acadian (Cajun) ethnic region of southern Louisiana. It consists of two equal horizontal...
Acadiana (French and Louisiana French: L'Acadiane), also known as the Cajun Country (Louisiana French: Le Pays Cadjin, Spanish: País Cajún), is the official...
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over the course of Le Grand Dérangement, Louisianians frequently use Cajun as a broad cultural term (particularly when referencing Acadiana) without necessitating...
Greater New Orleans and the twenty-two parish cultural region known as Acadiana compose present-day 'French Louisiana'.[citation needed] Although the Louisiana...
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in many parishes, particularly in the southwestern area of the state, which is known as Acadiana. Acadians are a vibrant minority, particularly in New Brunswick...
New Orleans and Acadiana) has a humid subtropical climate, prone to hurricanes. Many parts of the Florida Parishes and parts ofAcadiana flooded during...
Creoles of color—also developed its own strong Creole culture. Today, most Creoles are found in the Greater New Orleans region or in Acadiana. Louisiana...
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The Pride ofAcadiana is the marching band at the University of Louisiana. The band plays pregame and halftime shows for all home games of the Louisiana...
in southern Louisiana in the Greater New Orleans, Florida Parishes, and Acadiana regions, with the remainder in North and Central Louisiana's major metropolitan...
dressing in specialized costumes, ostensibly to protect their identities. In Acadiana, popular practices include wearing masks and costumes, overturning social...
within the Greater New Orleans region and Acadiana; some of the Spanish-descended communities became the Isleños of St. Bernard Parish. By the 19th and 20th...
culminated at Turner Hall with a presentation of tableaux and a grand gala.[citation needed] In the rural Acadiana area, many Cajuns celebrate with the Courir...
includes Alexandria and Monroe, the population hubs, and Opelousas in Acadiana and Bogalusa in the Florida Parishes. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Letlow...
Distribution of these speakers is uneven, however, with the majority residing in the south-central region known as Acadiana. Some of the Acadiana parishes...
also referred to as Acadiana since the early 1960s. In the abstract, Acadia refers to the existence of an Acadian culture in any of these regions. People...
include moss-clad oak trees, which are common to an area of French Louisiana known as Acadiana. In the mid-1990s Rodrigue's Blue Dog paintings, based on...
renamed Acadiana. Some Acadians were sent to colonize places in the Caribbean, such as French Guiana, or the Falkland Islands under the direction of Louis...
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