ON A MISSION TO SAVE IT. AROOSTOOK COUNTY IS A LONG WAY FROM ANYWHERE, AND THAT ALLOWS FOR A CERTAIN FREEDOM. AN AMISH COMMUNITY HAS TAKEN ROOT IN RECENT DECADES, AND OLD TRADITIONS LIVE ON HERE, ...

The 22nd annual Acadian Culture Day Celebration, a free festival focused on celebrating, demonstrating and honoring Acadian heritage, is slated for Aug. 11. Although many cherish the culture and ...

The gateway to Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia is set to host The Congrès Mondial Acadien 2024. Taking place in the South West of the province, from 10 – 18 August 2024, the international event will ...

Le Grand Réveil Acadien also begins this weekend, on Saturday. Billed as the "Great Acadian Awakening," this weeklong event takes place every five years, and offers a deep dive into Acadian history ...

BATON ROUGE, LA (KLFY) — Representatives from Louisiana are at the Congrès Mondial Acadien in southwest Nova Scotia, where people from all over the world are celebrating the Acadian culture. This week ...

ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) — The City of Abbeville will host the opening day of the Grand Réveil Acadien 2025 on Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 AM to 4 PM in Magdalen Square. The event is free to attend and aims to ...

From the rhythmic clatter of spoon jamming to singing the traditional Mardi Gras song — and even sharing crawfish étouffée — ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (WAFB) - “But these are the colors that they mainly dressed in,” says portrait artist, Ceci Neustrom. Neustrom is an artist on a mission. “Mimics the look that the early Acadians would ...

At Café Des Amis in Breaux Bridge, breakfast comes with zydeco music and dancing on the side, a tradition begun in 1998. Melding "pragmatism and adaptability," says historian Carl Brasseaux, is ...

Many stories — enough to fill the numerous newspaper articles that cover his office walls — have been written about Warren Perrin. This one, documenting his being nominated and chosen as an Inspirit ...