Evangeline Downs
Magazine, Summer 2016
From bush tracks to bright lights in Acadiana
Search Results for: Legend of Evangeline,
Magazine Articles
White-Bread Evangelist
Magazine, Spring 2020
The starchy Acadiana staple is anything but plain
Evangeline: Evolution of an Icon
Fall 2021, Magazine, West Baton Rouge Museum
A new exhibit at West Baton Rouge Museum
A Bilingual Conspiracy?
Magazine, Winter 2022
The controversial kickoff to the twinning between Lafayette and Moncton, New Brunswick
Encyclopedia Entries
Legend of Evangeline
Folklife
The legend of a displaced Acadian couple, Evangeline has played an important role in Louisiana history and culture despite its fictional nature.
Evangeline Baseball League
Sports & Recreation
The Evangeline League was a minor league baseball circuit in southern and central Louisiana in the first half of the twentieth century.
Images
The Evangeline Oak during the 1927 flood
History
A photograph of the Evangeline Oak in St. Martinville during the 1927 flood.
Gabriel and Evangeline
Folklife
An 1888 lithograph depicting Gabriel and Evangeline from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1847 poem, "The Legend of Evangeline."
Evangeline
Art, Folklife
Alexander Alaux's oil painting entitled "Evangeline" shows the legendary lovers, from the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, before they are tragically separated.
Portrait of Evangeline Oak
Art, Folklife
George Joseph Amadé Coulon was born into an artistic family and became known for his landscapes. Coulon painted "Portrait of Evangeline Oak," date unknown.
