Government, Politics & Law
Buddy Roemer
Charles "Buddy" Roemer III served as the governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992.
Late-20th Century
Late-20th Century Index
Architecture
Butler Greenwood Plantation
The Butler Greenwood plantation house is built in the Gothic Revival style, popular in the St. Francisville area.
Architecture
Cabildo
The Cabildo, one of three eighteenth-century structures that anchor New Orleans's Jackson Square, stands as a visual monument to Spanish rule in Louisiana.
1.8 d. Cabildo
This historic building in New Orleans has played an important role in Louisiana’s government and is now a museum.
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.
Folklife
Cajun Folktales
Cajun Folktales are heavily influenced by French, West African, Caribbean, Acadian, German, and American South oral traditions.
1.8 b. Cajun Music
Louisiana’s Cajun music has been influenced by a rich blend of musical traditions.
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 what are now 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.
Foodways
Calas
Fried rice cakes known as calas were once ubiquitous among New Orleans street vendors.
