Culture and Heritage

The Acadian and Cajun cultures span centuries reaching back from Louisiana and Canada into the western regions of France. Many individuals have contributed to the unique melange of our culture, by the way they live and carry our traditions forward.

*Asterisk after name indicates that the person is deceased.

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  Henry Peterson
  Member and past president of the Lafayette Genealogical Society.
  
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  Warren and Mary Perrin
  Authors, historians, and promoters of Cajun culture, inducted by the Acadian Memorial into its Order of Living Legends
  
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  Elaine Larcade Bourque
  Master spinner and weaver of Acadian brown cotton textiles
  
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  Gayle Breaux Smith
  Louisiane-Acadie board member and promoter of Cajun culture
  
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  Rogers and Charlotte Romero
  Husband and wife, passionate about genealogy and attending French tables
  
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  Jose Manuel de Molina Bautista
  Helped create an awareness among Cajun with Spanish surnames that they indeed had Spanish roots.
  
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  William Thibodeaux
  A champion of French language, Cajun history, and culture.
  
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  Richard Landry
  Advancing our history and culture through performance and historic preservation.
  
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  Gregory Wood
  Documented the history of Acadians in Maryland.
  
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  Richard Laurin
  Founded his own Acadian cultural touring company.
  
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