Some of the original Acadian settlers are represented in portraits of their descendants that will be on display as part of the 16th Acadian Memorial Heritage Festival in St. Martinville this weekend.

LAFAYETTE, La. (WAFB) - “But these are the colors that they mainly dressed in,” says portrait artist, Ceci Neustrom. Neustrom is an artist on a mission. “Mimics the look that the early Acadians would ...

LOREAUVILLE — When the British expelled them from Nova Scotia, the first Acadian settlers made their new home somewhere in present-day Iberia Parish, near the village of Loreauville. The specific ...

HALIFAX - Director Phil Comeau says he’s surprised to see how connected the descendants of Acadian settlers are to their heritage — no matter where they live on this earth. “It always amazes me how ...