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RE: Adsactly Education - Mississippi River European Contact and Beyond
I had heard of Joliet and Lasalle before, but it now makes it much clearer how Louisiana was French in the first place. I’m Canadian so I know that thousands of settlers from eastern Canada went to Louisiana. They were the acadians. That’s where Cajun comes from.
Yes. The whole river was very much French for quite a few years. The British helped with the settlement of Louisiana by chasing French Settlers out of Canada. I'll certainly touch on that community in the very near future when I talk about the Music of the River. Cajun and Zydego both have their roots there.
It's a great comment, thank you for it!