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| Louisiana Facts |
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The city of Kaplan, Louisiana is referred to as "The Most Cajun place on earth". |
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The first American army to have African American officers was the confederate Louisiana Native Guards. The Corps d'Afrique at Port Hudson was sworn into service on September 27, 1862. |
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Louisiana is the only state with a large population of Cajuns, descendants of the Acadians who were driven out of Canada in the 1700s because they wouldn't pledge allegiance to the King of England. |
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