The Day I Became a Cajun Lady
Cajun: a member of any of the largely self-contained communities in the bayou areas of southern Louisiana formed by descendants of French Canadians, speaking an archaic form of French. That's the "official" definition. Here's how it breaks down. Hundreds of years ago in France, there was some dissension. The French government cracked down on a large portion of it's population for things that were barely criminal, such as not being able to pay your taxes. Many of these people were expelled and sent to Nova Scotia Canada, once known as Acadia. From Nova Scotia they migrated down to Louisiana and settled in the lower central region and spread to the coast. There are what is called "Prairie Cajuns", "Bayou Cajuns", and just...Cajuns but they are all Acadians. Being Cajun is a fairly big thing here. Contrary to popular belief simply being from Louisiana does not mean someone is Cajun. There's a fair mix of people from other p