The Cajun people, originally from Eastern Canada and known as Acadians, immigrated to the Southeastern United States in the 1700s. Modern-day Creole people are descendants of colonial French ...

In Lafayette, you can eat a Cajun Samurai pizza after cheering on the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football team to victory at Cajun Field, next to the Cajundome. Opelousas recently hosted ...

“Traditionally, a Creole is a descendant of the original (mostly) French (and Spanish) inhabitants and initial settlers. It means Europeans born-and-formed by life in the New World,” said Elliott.

In their documentary, the brothers discuss the label "Creole," and its parallel history to "Cajun." Although the Canadian French migration to Louisiana is a pivotal part of the Cajun identity, the ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's Cajun and Creole heritage takes center stage this weekend when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks a half-century of honoring and celebrating the culture ...

1. How it all began. Originating in New Orleans, Creole cuisine is the result of influences from the many nationalities who settled in the city.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — There exists an age-old debate in Southeast Louisiana. That being, which gumbo is better, Creole or Cajun? While locals continue to disagree on that question, some have ...