We spent three days in Lafayette, Louisiana in a KOA Kampground The short stay gave us a taste of the area and culture.
We visited Acadian Village which gave us an account of the expulsion of the French families who arrived from Nova Scotia, Canada during the 1700s and settled along the Bayou in Louisiana in 1763-1785. In the Church there was a list that was presented from the Canadian Government naming all the names of the French who were sent here. Among the names was Bertrand. Could this be part of my history?
In the evening we walked over to the Information Centre across the road from the KOA to a Cajun Jam Session We were there for 3 hours listening the a volunteer group of enthusiastic musicians, young and old. The instruments they played were Cajun accordion Cajun fiddle triangle guitars
The atmosphere was electrifying as each player put their heart and soul into the music. A couple of young men from England arrived later on to video tape the group. Each were filmed as they played. It will nice to be able to see the final production, only if we knew where to find it online.
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