The Cajun people, originally from Eastern Canada and known as Acadians, immigrated to the Southeastern United States in the ...

“We’re loading the trucks and getting them on the road,” said Todd Terrell, president of the United Cajun Navy. “Once people know we’re coming, they’re beating the doors down.

Explore America and discover Louisiana in the Smithsonian's digitized collections. The state is a gumbo of varied cultures, predominantly Cajun—people whose ancestors were French-speaking Acadians ...