![]() In 1755-1762 the Acadians (French-Canadians) were exiled from Canada by the British from Nova Scotia. They even put artillery on board for potential riots, and nets around the ship to catch slaves if they tried to jump overboard. Women and men were separated, lack of ventilation and proper sanitary conditions allowed Measles, Smallpox, Influenza, Scurvy and Dysentery to ravage the slaves and crew. Before boarding the ships the slaves were stripped of clothing, shaved their heads, and put into compartments 4.5 feet tall. They estimate that from the arrival of the first slaves in North America to the end of the Civil War there were almost 12.5 million slaves shipped across the Atlantic, and 2 million of them did not even survive the Journey. The first enslaved people brought in French Louisiana arrived in 1719. ![]() The languages you will encounter the most are French and English in the Louisiana River Parishes. There are seven different languages spoken in Louisiana including English, French, French Creole, Spanish, Italian, Vietnamese, Hungarian and Croatian. They even have a German Coast Farmers Market, and Louisiana was owned by France for many many years (think way back to Junior High and High School about the purchase of Louisiana from France). Why do I include this section? Well because of the mix of cultures that have lived here throughout the years. Rental Car, no but or shared van services as it is pretty remote, Grayline bus tours and services do come out and take you on swamp and plantation tours. I would definitely check out the Events Calendar for Louisiana River Parishes and plan to attend an event to connect with locals while you're there, the people make this place incredible.Ĭypress Trees, Sugar Cane, Satsuma trees (seedless easy to peel orange trees) ![]() There is always a party happening in Louisiana no matter what time of year it is. If you are in a rental car - just don’t do it. Don’t try to drive through a flooded area unless you see locals with the same make/build of the car. Make sure to bring bug spray in the summer, whatever you decide to use the Mosquitos are healthy and HUGE! If there is flooding, don’t risk parking your car and leaving it in a low lying area - when you come back it could be underwater. You want to eat any and all seafood dishes here! The classic dishes I recommend are Gumbo, boiled crawfish, PoBoy, Beignets, BBQ dishes, Grits with salt and butter, Fried Alligator, Oysters, Jambalaya, Bananas Foster, Red Beans and Rice, and Crawfish Étoufée Tour the plantations, go on a swamp tour, talk to locals, eat the food that reflects the conglomeration of cultures here. Learn about the HISTORY of the River Parishes! Louisiana wasn’t always owned by the United States there are still people here that don’t speak English because for hundreds of years the primary language was French or Creole (and is still spoken by many people in the River Parishes).
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