Government/Politics
Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac
Antoine de La Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac served as the governor of Louisiana from 1713 to 1716.
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Music
Boozoo Chavis
Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis was a pioneering zydeco musician best known for highly danceable tunes and his often risqué sense of humor.
Art
Boyd Cruise
Alvyk Boyd Cruise was a multitalented artist and historian in New Orleans during the mid-twentieth century.
Race/Ethnicity
Caddo Nation
Caddo people began to inhabit the Red River valley approximately 2,500 years ago. Around that time, the ancestors of the southern Caddo began to settle in permanent villages, build the first mounds, cultivate plants, and develop the use of ceramics.
Architecture
Cajun Dance Halls
Cajun dance halls–salles de danse– are live music venues where dancing, courtship, and community building transpire.
Folklife
Cajun Folklife
Cajun folklife is a field of study that describes, catalogs, and deciphers meaning within the vernacular culture of Acadian refugees who settled in Louisiana.
Music
Cajun Music
Cajun music is a genre that arose in southwestern Louisiana from the Francophone folk music traditions of the Acadians.
History
Cajuns
Cajuns are the descendants of Acadian exiles from the Maritime provinces of Canada–Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island–who migrated to southern Louisiana.
Literature
Cajuns in Literature
Acadians, Cajuns, and their history became part of American literature, often represented through romantic myth.
Architecture
Camp Moore
Camp Moore in Louisiana served as the training location for more than 20,000 Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
Architecture
Camp Ruston
Camp Ruston was one of the largest prisoner of war camps in the United States during World War II.
Art
Captain William Lindsey Challoner
Captain William Lindsey Challoner worked for the Machecca line of fruit trade ships and sailed through many international ports. These busy ports inspired Challoner's paintings of ships and harbor scenes.
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