March 18, 2022
ACADIAN CULTURAL CENTER - LAFAYETTE
501 Fisher Rd, Lafayette, LA 70508
“Free Cajun history museum with artifacts, an educational film shown every hour & a gift shop.” – Google
While researching the area I kept seeing references to Acadians and Acadiana. The Acadians, or Cajuns, were originally French people who settled in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Acadian Cultural Center - Lafayette, one unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Louisiana, uses museum-like exhibits and a 30-minute film to tell the story of how the Acadians were expelled from Canada and then came to inhabit and thrive in southern Louisiana. The exhibits showcase the customs, language, and contemporary culture of the Acadian people.
One of the models showing the different types of houses built by the early Acadians.
Display showing the ways early Acadians entertained themselves.
Display showing how important music was to the Acadians.
Display showing clothing of the Acadian children.
Lafayette Acadian Cultural Center
Display showing where the the people who settled in the area came from, and how the area's food was influenced.
Display of Cajun cooking ingredients and tools.