Highlighting historic businesses is crucial because they embody resilience and innovation, offering inspirational stories that demonstrate how they’ve weathered challenges over time. These businesses are more than just economic entities; they become…

The Acadiana region is a place unlike any other. Located in southwestern Louisiana, within the twenty-two parish bayou lands that hug the Gulf Coast, you can find a variety of people. Traditionally, this area is thought to be home to the Cajun…

When it comes to physical history, many times the old buildings are torn down to make room for new and modern ones or sites are redeveloped. The problem with this line of thought is that many old buildings or sites have a story to tell. These untold…

At the top of the list of sites to visit in South Louisiana are its historic churches. There are several religions practiced in South Louisiana today, such as Judaism, Islam, various forms of Christianity, and more; Catholicism, however, is…

Bourdieu’s idea of social capital has to do with the acquiring and use of cultural sway to gain influence and power in a society. Commemorative street names are a way of constructing and expressing the past. In Acadiana there are many different…

This tour will feature some of the sites, places, and people important and interesting to the history of boudin. This tour is currently under development as of 1/19/2022.

It is 1860, and Abraham Lincoln was Just elected, the first Republican to win the White House. The Southern States had threatened secession if the Republicans won, and by the time Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861, seven states had left the…

The radio, since its invention in the late 1800s, served as perhaps the most important invention throughout the twentieth century. For decades, listeners across the U.S. listen to the radio for news, music, information, and entertainment. The radio…

The earliest cemetery can be traced back to almost 78,000 years ago when loved ones took the time to carefully bury and mark their dead. Most sites of this age however, are lost forever due to neglect, weather, vegetation, and many other factors. It…

For over a hundred years the unsanctioned bush tracks of Acadiana drew horse racing fans from near and far. Today it is easy to drive by the locations, which exhibit none of the equine excitement that once flourished at places like Tee Maurice,…

The history of some of the oldest restaurants in Acadiana.