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by Christopher Pinette, 1 July 1996
Version One
by Luc-Vartan Baronian, 21 January 1998
Version Two
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Acadiana is a region in South Louisiana occupied by the Cajun French, who were exiles from Acadie (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick) after the British tookover. The story of the Cajuns was made famous by Longfellow in his poem Evangiline. This region has a strong sense of community and though the flag is probably not recognized by any government body it is extremely popular. In fact the flag is as popular as the state flag in Lafayette.
Nathan Augustine
The flag is "per fess" blue over red with a white triangle on the hoist. On the blue stripe are 3 white fleur-de-lis for France (which ruled Louisiana first). On the red stripe is a yellow 3 towered castle from the arms of Castile for Spain (to which the French ceded Louisiana before Napoleon got it back). And on the white triangle is a yellow star for the USA. The star is yellow instead of