Cajuns (/ˈkeɪdʒən/; French:les Cadiens or Les Cadiens or les Acadiens, [le kadjɛ̃, lez‿akadjɛ̃]) are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles (French-speakers from Acadia in what are now The Maritimes of Eastern Canada). Today, the Cajuns make up a significant portion of south Louisiana's population and have exerted an enormous impact on the state's culture.
While Lower Louisiana had been settled by French colonists since the late 17th century, the Cajuns trace their roots to the influx of Acadian settlers after the Great Expulsion from their homeland during the French and English hostilities prior to the Seven Years' War (1756 to 1763). The Acadia region to which modern Cajuns trace their origin consisted largely of what are now Nova Scotia and the other Maritime provinces, plus parts of eastern Quebec and northern Maine. Since their establishment in Louisiana, the Cajuns have developed their own dialect, Cajun French, and developed a vibrant culture including folkways, music, and cuisine. The Acadiana region is heavily associated with them.
Development of the Cajun sounding rocket began in early 1956 at the Pilotless Aircraft Research Division (PARD) of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' - later NASA - Langley Research Center, as a development of the earlier Deacon experimental rocket. Utilising the Deacon's airframe but an improved motor that utilised new, higher-energy propellants to provide better performance, the name "Cajun" was applied to the rocket by the leader of PARD's rocket division, a native of New Orleans.
The Cajun rocket was constructed of stainless steel, with extruded Duraluminum stabilising fins. The rocket motor, developed by Thiokol, was capable of producing up to 9,600Â lbf (42.7Â kN) thrust.
Operational history
The first test launch of the Cajun rocket took place at the Wallops Island range in Virginia on June 20, 1956. The rocket proved to be as successful as expected, and was quickly put into extensive use, both on its own and as an upper stage in the Nike Cajun (or CAN, 'Cajun And Nike'), first launched on July 6, 1956; and in the Terasca three-stage rocket, first launched May 1, 1959. Several other sounding rocket configurations made use of the Cajun stage, the most extensively used being the Cajun Dart; the Bullpup-Cajun and Double Cajun rockets also utilised the stage.
Give us 25 minutes, and we will give you 350 years of history. Although there are three parts to this series, In part one, we move from France to Nova Scotia and eventually Louisiana. *Note: Within the first few minutes of this video, Dr. Barry accidentally says that Poitou, France is located on the Eastern side of France. Poitou is located on the Western side of France*. This was an honest mistake and could not be removed from the film due to technical difficulties. Thank you for your understanding.
This documentary covers over 300 years of history concerning the migration and development of modern day Cajuns. Our story starts in Poitou, France where persecution caused a group of French settlers to travel across the ocean to Nova Scotia, Canada. Here they established a new life for them...
published: 29 Nov 2015
The Fading Cajun Culture (Part II)
This documentary covers over 300 years of history concerning the migration and development of modern day Cajuns. Our story starts in Poitou, France where persecution caused a group of French settlers to travel across the ocean to Nova Scotia, Canada. Here they established a new life for themselves and became known as the Acadians. Many years later as a result of English rule over the region, the Acadians were once again persecuted and forced to leave their homes and travel to many destinations. Several ended up in South Louisiana. Still known as Acadians, they thrived for many years in Louisiana until WWII. As a result of leaving the region to fight in the war, many for the first time met people outside of the Acadian community. The war galvanized the Acadians with Americanism. Now identi...
JohnPless - Cajun
Artist/composer: JohnPless
Director: Cato Fong
Special thanks to Alex Kemp for participating in the video making
Audio recorded with Garageband and edited on iMovie
Video recorded in Woking, Surrey, UK
Guitar: Ibanez S prestige 2008
Find me on Instagram : JohnPless
Find me on SoundCloud : JohnPless
Give us 25 minutes, and we will give you 350 years of history. Although there are three parts to this series, In part one, we move from France to Nova Scotia an...
Give us 25 minutes, and we will give you 350 years of history. Although there are three parts to this series, In part one, we move from France to Nova Scotia and eventually Louisiana. *Note: Within the first few minutes of this video, Dr. Barry accidentally says that Poitou, France is located on the Eastern side of France. Poitou is located on the Western side of France*. This was an honest mistake and could not be removed from the film due to technical difficulties. Thank you for your understanding.
This documentary covers over 300 years of history concerning the migration and development of modern day Cajuns. Our story starts in Poitou, France where persecution caused a group of French settlers to travel across the ocean to Nova Scotia, Canada. Here they established a new life for themselves and became known as the Acadians. Many years later as a result of English rule over the region, the Acadians were once again persecuted and forced to leave their homes and travel to many destinations. Several ended up in South Louisiana. Still known as Acadians, they thrived for many years in Louisiana until WWII. As a result of leaving the region to fight in the war, many for the first time met people outside of the Acadian community. The war galvanized the Acadians with Americanism. Now identified as Americans many returned home and slowly left the farms they were raised on to marry individuals outside of the Acadian culture. This led to the current race known as Cajuns. Although Cajuns are located throughout the world now, many still associate South Louisiana with the Cajun culture where the bulk continue to reside. This documentary in no way represents all of the events that helped shape the current Cajun culture. It is rather a synopsis of events that occurred which were part of the evolution of a culture which would become known as Cajun. I am sincerely appreciative to the three teams of multimedia students that contributed to this project. I would also like to thank the academic professionals, historians, trappers, and musicians that graciously contributed to this volume of work. Finally, I would like to thank the Target Corporation which provided the equipment to film and produce the film. My sincere hope is that you gain an appreciation of the Cajun people and that you come to understand the many aspects of the culture that are slowly fading such as; speaking French and living off the land as trappers, fisherman and farmers.
Ray Breaux
Give us 25 minutes, and we will give you 350 years of history. Although there are three parts to this series, In part one, we move from France to Nova Scotia and eventually Louisiana. *Note: Within the first few minutes of this video, Dr. Barry accidentally says that Poitou, France is located on the Eastern side of France. Poitou is located on the Western side of France*. This was an honest mistake and could not be removed from the film due to technical difficulties. Thank you for your understanding.
This documentary covers over 300 years of history concerning the migration and development of modern day Cajuns. Our story starts in Poitou, France where persecution caused a group of French settlers to travel across the ocean to Nova Scotia, Canada. Here they established a new life for themselves and became known as the Acadians. Many years later as a result of English rule over the region, the Acadians were once again persecuted and forced to leave their homes and travel to many destinations. Several ended up in South Louisiana. Still known as Acadians, they thrived for many years in Louisiana until WWII. As a result of leaving the region to fight in the war, many for the first time met people outside of the Acadian community. The war galvanized the Acadians with Americanism. Now identified as Americans many returned home and slowly left the farms they were raised on to marry individuals outside of the Acadian culture. This led to the current race known as Cajuns. Although Cajuns are located throughout the world now, many still associate South Louisiana with the Cajun culture where the bulk continue to reside. This documentary in no way represents all of the events that helped shape the current Cajun culture. It is rather a synopsis of events that occurred which were part of the evolution of a culture which would become known as Cajun. I am sincerely appreciative to the three teams of multimedia students that contributed to this project. I would also like to thank the academic professionals, historians, trappers, and musicians that graciously contributed to this volume of work. Finally, I would like to thank the Target Corporation which provided the equipment to film and produce the film. My sincere hope is that you gain an appreciation of the Cajun people and that you come to understand the many aspects of the culture that are slowly fading such as; speaking French and living off the land as trappers, fisherman and farmers.
Ray Breaux
This documentary covers over 300 years of history concerning the migration and development of modern day Cajuns. Our story starts in Poitou, France where perse...
This documentary covers over 300 years of history concerning the migration and development of modern day Cajuns. Our story starts in Poitou, France where persecution caused a group of French settlers to travel across the ocean to Nova Scotia, Canada. Here they established a new life for themselves and became known as the Acadians. Many years later as a result of English rule over the region, the Acadians were once again persecuted and forced to leave their homes and travel to many destinations. Several ended up in South Louisiana. Still known as Acadians, they thrived for many years in Louisiana until WWII. As a result of leaving the region to fight in the war, many for the first time met people outside of the Acadian community. The war galvanized the Acadians with Americanism. Now identified as Americans many returned home and slowly left the farms they were raised on to marry individuals outside of the Acadian culture. This led to the current race known as Cajuns. Although Cajuns are located throughout the world now, many still associate South Louisiana with the Cajun culture where the bulk continue to reside. This documentary in no way represents all of the events that helped shape the current Cajun culture. It is rather a synopsis of events that occurred which were part of the evolution of a culture which would become known as Cajun. I am sincerely appreciative to the three teams of multimedia students that contributed to this project. I would also like to thank the academic professionals, historians, trappers, and musicians that graciously contributed to this volume of work. Finally, I would like to thank the Target Corporation which provided the equipment to film and produce the film. My sincere hope is that you gain an appreciation of the Cajun people and that you come to understand the many aspects of the culture that are slowly fading such as; speaking French and living off the land as trappers, fisherman and farmers.
Ray Breaux
This documentary covers over 300 years of history concerning the migration and development of modern day Cajuns. Our story starts in Poitou, France where persecution caused a group of French settlers to travel across the ocean to Nova Scotia, Canada. Here they established a new life for themselves and became known as the Acadians. Many years later as a result of English rule over the region, the Acadians were once again persecuted and forced to leave their homes and travel to many destinations. Several ended up in South Louisiana. Still known as Acadians, they thrived for many years in Louisiana until WWII. As a result of leaving the region to fight in the war, many for the first time met people outside of the Acadian community. The war galvanized the Acadians with Americanism. Now identified as Americans many returned home and slowly left the farms they were raised on to marry individuals outside of the Acadian culture. This led to the current race known as Cajuns. Although Cajuns are located throughout the world now, many still associate South Louisiana with the Cajun culture where the bulk continue to reside. This documentary in no way represents all of the events that helped shape the current Cajun culture. It is rather a synopsis of events that occurred which were part of the evolution of a culture which would become known as Cajun. I am sincerely appreciative to the three teams of multimedia students that contributed to this project. I would also like to thank the academic professionals, historians, trappers, and musicians that graciously contributed to this volume of work. Finally, I would like to thank the Target Corporation which provided the equipment to film and produce the film. My sincere hope is that you gain an appreciation of the Cajun people and that you come to understand the many aspects of the culture that are slowly fading such as; speaking French and living off the land as trappers, fisherman and farmers.
Ray Breaux
JohnPless - Cajun
Artist/composer: JohnPless
Director: Cato Fong
Special thanks to Alex Kemp for participating in the video making
Audio recorded with Garage...
JohnPless - Cajun
Artist/composer: JohnPless
Director: Cato Fong
Special thanks to Alex Kemp for participating in the video making
Audio recorded with Garageband and edited on iMovie
Video recorded in Woking, Surrey, UK
Guitar: Ibanez S prestige 2008
Find me on Instagram : JohnPless
Find me on SoundCloud : JohnPless
JohnPless - Cajun
Artist/composer: JohnPless
Director: Cato Fong
Special thanks to Alex Kemp for participating in the video making
Audio recorded with Garageband and edited on iMovie
Video recorded in Woking, Surrey, UK
Guitar: Ibanez S prestige 2008
Find me on Instagram : JohnPless
Find me on SoundCloud : JohnPless
Give us 25 minutes, and we will give you 350 years of history. Although there are three parts to this series, In part one, we move from France to Nova Scotia and eventually Louisiana. *Note: Within the first few minutes of this video, Dr. Barry accidentally says that Poitou, France is located on the Eastern side of France. Poitou is located on the Western side of France*. This was an honest mistake and could not be removed from the film due to technical difficulties. Thank you for your understanding.
This documentary covers over 300 years of history concerning the migration and development of modern day Cajuns. Our story starts in Poitou, France where persecution caused a group of French settlers to travel across the ocean to Nova Scotia, Canada. Here they established a new life for themselves and became known as the Acadians. Many years later as a result of English rule over the region, the Acadians were once again persecuted and forced to leave their homes and travel to many destinations. Several ended up in South Louisiana. Still known as Acadians, they thrived for many years in Louisiana until WWII. As a result of leaving the region to fight in the war, many for the first time met people outside of the Acadian community. The war galvanized the Acadians with Americanism. Now identified as Americans many returned home and slowly left the farms they were raised on to marry individuals outside of the Acadian culture. This led to the current race known as Cajuns. Although Cajuns are located throughout the world now, many still associate South Louisiana with the Cajun culture where the bulk continue to reside. This documentary in no way represents all of the events that helped shape the current Cajun culture. It is rather a synopsis of events that occurred which were part of the evolution of a culture which would become known as Cajun. I am sincerely appreciative to the three teams of multimedia students that contributed to this project. I would also like to thank the academic professionals, historians, trappers, and musicians that graciously contributed to this volume of work. Finally, I would like to thank the Target Corporation which provided the equipment to film and produce the film. My sincere hope is that you gain an appreciation of the Cajun people and that you come to understand the many aspects of the culture that are slowly fading such as; speaking French and living off the land as trappers, fisherman and farmers.
Ray Breaux
This documentary covers over 300 years of history concerning the migration and development of modern day Cajuns. Our story starts in Poitou, France where persecution caused a group of French settlers to travel across the ocean to Nova Scotia, Canada. Here they established a new life for themselves and became known as the Acadians. Many years later as a result of English rule over the region, the Acadians were once again persecuted and forced to leave their homes and travel to many destinations. Several ended up in South Louisiana. Still known as Acadians, they thrived for many years in Louisiana until WWII. As a result of leaving the region to fight in the war, many for the first time met people outside of the Acadian community. The war galvanized the Acadians with Americanism. Now identified as Americans many returned home and slowly left the farms they were raised on to marry individuals outside of the Acadian culture. This led to the current race known as Cajuns. Although Cajuns are located throughout the world now, many still associate South Louisiana with the Cajun culture where the bulk continue to reside. This documentary in no way represents all of the events that helped shape the current Cajun culture. It is rather a synopsis of events that occurred which were part of the evolution of a culture which would become known as Cajun. I am sincerely appreciative to the three teams of multimedia students that contributed to this project. I would also like to thank the academic professionals, historians, trappers, and musicians that graciously contributed to this volume of work. Finally, I would like to thank the Target Corporation which provided the equipment to film and produce the film. My sincere hope is that you gain an appreciation of the Cajun people and that you come to understand the many aspects of the culture that are slowly fading such as; speaking French and living off the land as trappers, fisherman and farmers.
Ray Breaux
JohnPless - Cajun
Artist/composer: JohnPless
Director: Cato Fong
Special thanks to Alex Kemp for participating in the video making
Audio recorded with Garageband and edited on iMovie
Video recorded in Woking, Surrey, UK
Guitar: Ibanez S prestige 2008
Find me on Instagram : JohnPless
Find me on SoundCloud : JohnPless
Cajuns (/ˈkeɪdʒən/; French:les Cadiens or Les Cadiens or les Acadiens, [le kadjɛ̃, lez‿akadjɛ̃]) are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles (French-speakers from Acadia in what are now The Maritimes of Eastern Canada). Today, the Cajuns make up a significant portion of south Louisiana's population and have exerted an enormous impact on the state's culture.
While Lower Louisiana had been settled by French colonists since the late 17th century, the Cajuns trace their roots to the influx of Acadian settlers after the Great Expulsion from their homeland during the French and English hostilities prior to the Seven Years' War (1756 to 1763). The Acadia region to which modern Cajuns trace their origin consisted largely of what are now Nova Scotia and the other Maritime provinces, plus parts of eastern Quebec and northern Maine. Since their establishment in Louisiana, the Cajuns have developed their own dialect, Cajun French, and developed a vibrant culture including folkways, music, and cuisine. The Acadiana region is heavily associated with them.
– The UL Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball team failed to get catch it breath from fading in the stretch drive Saturday with an 82-71 road loss to Southern Miss at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg... Southern Miss has now caught the Cajuns at 9-7.
I want the whole banana. The banana is one of my favorite fruits ... UFOs were never spotted over Louisiana, but it is believed the Cajuns ate them all. If you believe old stories about old soldiers fading away, try getting them into that old Army uniform.
In Tuesday’s weekly press conference, UL coach Bob Marlin stated his Ragin’ Cajuns would knock off No ... The Cajuns didn’t fade away, though, responding with an 11-2 run of their own to cut JMU’s lead to 56-55 after a Garnett 3.
The Cajuns must find a way to counterpunch ... Cajuns 27, Southern Miss 23 ... The Cajuns responded very well to each of their first three losses this season, but the Sun BeltWest title hopes have faded and the injuries are mounting.
For many football programs around the country, tight end is a fading position ... For the UL Ragin’ Cajuns, it might just be the best position group on the entire depth chart ... for the Cajuns this season.
I want the whole banana. The banana is one of my favorite fruits ... UFOs were never spotted over Louisiana, but it is believed the Cajuns ate them all ... If you believe old stories about old soldiers fading away, try getting them into that old Army uniform.
For over a decade, Louisiana natives the Nguyens have brought a massive amount of Cajun, Creole, and Gulf Coast recipes — some traditional, others family — to the corner of a dated strip mall in SouthArlington.