Louisiana Culture

Web Guides Magazines

Music / Societies Museums / tourism

Language / Lyrics Newsgroups

Genealogy Mixed content

Web Guides

Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture
by Kara Tobin Bernard and Shane Bernard
LSUE's Central Acadiana Gateway
Focus on SW Louisiana Mardi Gras, culture and musicians
Cajun Music & Culture
Cajun History with great coverage of accordions
Swamp Pop Pages
Mardi Gras in rural Southwestern Louisiana
Selected Louisiana Resources on the Internet
definitive reference for Louisiana resources
Louisiana Mardi Gras Group
information and links to Louisiana Mardi Gras sites

Music and Cultural Societies

Cajun French Music Association
promotes and preserves Cajun music and Acadian Heritage
Louisiana Music Commission
State agency promoting Louisiana Music
Louisiana Folk Roots
a non-profit organization to promote in local culture and traditions
National Zydeco Society
Gerard Dole
Francadian Music Traditions - Musician and
musicologist bridging France with Cajun Country
Cajun Song Index
Database of Cajun music recordings
Cajun Music & Culture
including great Cajun accordion information
Historical Recordings of Cajun Music
Zydeco-Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
Music, culture.and more for Louisiana's Prairie area
The Cajun Press
Publication dedicated to music, food and crafts of rich Cajun culture

Language/Lyrics

La Louisiane
French history, language, music and more
Action Cadienne
Promotion of the Cajun French language and culture
Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL)
for preservation of the French language as found in Louisiana
Confederation of Associations of Families Acadien
Dedicated to the preservation of Acadiana's cultures, languages,
traditions, and family values, includes genelogy
Evangeline Web
not-for-profit project dedicated to promoting Louisiana
Francophone and Cajun Studies
Learning Cajun Language from CajunRadio.Org
Information on books, tapes, and more
More Language Links

Genealogy

Confederation of Associations of Families Acadien
Dedicated to the preservation of Acadiana's cultures, languages,
traditions, and family values, includes genelogy
The Acadian Genealogy Homepage
Louisiana names, language, and extensive links
The Louisiana Creole Heritage Center of Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, Louisiana has genealogy, photos, and more
Acadian Memorial
Acadian and Cajun history, genealogy, products and links

Magazines

Zyde.com
The Internet Magazine for Louisiana Music
Acadiana Profile
The Magazine of Cajun Country has culture, recipes, humor, and more
RootsWorld
The online magazine of world roots and folk covers some C & Z
Hé! Toi Zydeco Magazine

Museums/Tourism (see also SWLA Guide)

Newsgroups

Mixed content

Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk, Electric Folk, Traditional and World Music
Christine's Holiday Extravaganza's Mardi Gras Page
CoonAss.com
Cultural information and origin of the term - Note: many Cajuns
find this a perjorative term, but other have claimed for themselves
Christy Viviano
Louisiana, Writer & Folklorist produces music, books or videos
Tee Don's "Key of Z" Rubboards
son of maker of first rubboard
The Gumbo Pages
by Chuck Taggart (a New Orleanian now in Southern California)
ImaCajun.Com
Local info. and links to Cajun and Louisiana sites
Central Acadian's Tourism
includes info. on German, Native American and other cultures