ACADIAN DAY

Discover the culture, ecology and engineering behind the highly fertile Canadian farmlands Acadians reclaimed from salt marshes. Follow the Acadian journey to Louisiana following expulsion by the British 1755-1758 and explore settlement in Louisiana.
Gayle Breaux-Smith will give two presentations about Acadians. At 2:00, "Footsteps in Time" shows how the Breaux family and other Acadians were exiled from Canada and eventually resettled in Louisiana. At 3:00, "Les Aboiteaux" explores how Acadains built levee systems to create what is still today some of the most fertile farmland in North America. Both talks are in English.
Between 9:00 and 5:00, tour the museum, Acadian farmstead and Attakapas Native Plant Trail in French or English for more discoveries about Louisiana Acadian life!