Nous sommes Acadiens. (We are Acadians.) Some outsiders see us as a quaint, virtuous people, spending a great deal of time singing, dancing, praying, and visiting? (Conrad, 1978, p.14). Others see us ...
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Far from the Carnival balls, parades and raucous crowds of New Orleans, Cajuns in St. Martinville held their last "bon temps" before Lent in a far different fashion: with a grand boucherie, or slau...
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It's midmorning at Bon Appetit, and the beignets are long gone. Behind a Plexiglas wall, a cook is chopping vegetables for lunch. Music heavy with brass is blaring, and Chef LeRoy Crump Jr. is rush...
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Mardi Gras de Mamou by Stuart Englert A dozen young men in colorful costumes chase a chicken across a soggy rice field in Mamou, La. (pop. 3,566), continuing a Mardi Gras tradition that’s bee...
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Tyler Smith scored 22 points to lead five Tennessee players in double figures, and the No. 11 Volunteers beat Louisiana-Lafayette 98-70 Friday night for their 22nd straight home victory.Jordan Howe...
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The mid-afternoon sun was beating down, wisps of steam rose from the soggy ground and Buckwheat Zydeco danced his way to the edge of the stage, accordion wailing, moving his shoulders with the musi...
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With a fast start in front of an almost empty arena, Marquette was off and running past the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns. Krystal Ellis and Christina Quaye each scored 17 points and sixth-seed...
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As an audiotape spread on the Internet, Alabama coach Nick Saban acknowledged Wednesday using a phrase considered derogatory to Cajuns but said he doesn't condone such language and merely was repea...
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Middle Tennessee coach Rick Insell expects Chrissy Givens to play better as the stakes get bigger. And she keeps delivering. Givens scored 33 points to lead No. 16 Middle Tennessee to its fourth st...
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Deep in the cypress swamps and backwater bayous of southeast Louisiana lives a legend of a pirate-turned-patriot whose fabled deeds are revered in the Cajun communities which bear his name. Residen...
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Stevie Wonder is no stranger to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival but has never headlined the event — until now.Wonder debuts on the second weekend of the 2008 Jazz Fest that will al...
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Cajun Culture
Cajuns fete Carnival with pig slaughter
