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Acadiana
L'Acadiane (Cajun French) | |
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Region | |
 Downtown Lafayette, Louisiana | |
 Map of Louisiana with Acadiana highlighted, and Cajun Heartland, USA in dark red | |
 Location of Louisiana within the United States | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Legislative recognition | 1971 |
| Largest city | Lafayette |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,486,345 |
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| Website | www |
Acadiana (/ɑːrˈkeɪdiənə/; French and Louisiana French: L'Acadiane or Acadiane), also known as Cajun Country (Louisiana French: Pays Cadien), is the official name given to the French Louisiana region that has historically contained much of the state's Francophone population.[1]
Many inhabitants of Cajun Country have Acadian ancestry and identify as Cajuns or Creoles.[2] Of the 64 parishes that make up the U.S. state of Louisiana, 22 named parishes and other parishes of similar cultural environment make up this intrastate region.[3][4] Lafayette Parish and the seven surrounding parishes are identified as the "Cajun Heartland, USA" district.[5]
- ^ "Francophone Louisiana". 64 Parishes. December 9, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "What Is Cajun - Explore Lafayette Louisiana". Lafayette Travel. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Sally (January 27, 1991). "The Cajun Kingdom Of the Bayou". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Acadiana". Acadiana Development. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Acadiana Legislative Delegation". Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved August 8, 2024.