The Acadiana flag, designed in 1965 by Thomas Arceneaux, a professor at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, included the fleur de lis to represent the Cajuns’ French origins. It also ...

In relation to this, Catholicism has deep roots in the state of Louisiana. The first French and Spanish settlers of Louisiana were devout Catholics and, therefor, the state was under the Catholic ...

(École means school in French, and Pointe-au-Chien, or point of the dog, is the name of the local Indian tribe and the bayou across the street.) Louisiana has a long history with the French ...

(BRPROUD) — The Louisiana state flag has been a symbol of the state ... The colors paid homage to France and Spain. In 1912, the white pelican on a blue background became the official flag ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in Louisiana, the American state most closely aligned historically with his country and named for France’s Sun King, to ...

Most Louisianans no longer speak French, but a growing number of schools are now immersing kids in it. At École Pointe-au-Chien, the focus is on... Louisiana has a long history with French.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in Louisiana, the American state most closely aligned historically with his country, to celebrate their longstanding cultural ties but also to ...