Map of Acadiana

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by Joe Paris Acadiana (also called Cajun Country) is the official name given to the French Louisiana region that is home to a large Cajun population. Of the 64 parishes (counties) that comprise Louisiana, 22 parishes, or about one-third of the total, make up Acadiana.

Acadiana Flag

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by Joe Paris The official flag of Acadiana, a 22-parish (or county) area of south-central Louisiana, USA. In 1965, Thomas J. Arceneaux designed a flag for Acadiana[5]. Arceneaux was a professor at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and had derived the flag from the University seal. In 1974, the legislature officially adopted Arceneaux's design as the official Acadiana flag, (House Concurrent Resolution 143, passed 5 July 1974).[6] The three silver fleurs-de-lis on the blue field represent the French heritage of Acadiana, the gold star on the white field symbolizes Our Lady of the Assumption, patron saint of Acadiana (the star also symbolizes the active participation of the Cajuns in the American Revolution, as soldiers under General Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of Louisiana). The gold tower on the red field represents Spain, which governed Louisiana at the time the Acadians arrived.[7] (Purely by coincidence, this flag closely resembles the Philippine flag.)

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