Overview of the evolution of the Acadian/Cajun culture in South Louisiana from
statehood to the eve of the Civil War,
following
closely the work of Carl Brasseaux,
focusing
on the accomplishments of prominent Cajuns such as Alexandre Mouton and Paul
Octave
Hébert,
both governors of Louisiana.
The Cajuns and their slaves. The sectional crises of the 1840s-50s &
how it affected the Cajuns.