Home In Acadiana

by Seaux-N-Seau Soileau

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Home In Acadiana

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Seaux-N-Seau Soileau

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Photograph - Photography

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This display of a typical Acadian home at the Alexandria Zoological Park in Alexandria, Louisiana is very accurate. Acadiana is where the Cajuns and Creoles settled in South Central Louisiana. I can remember the studs of my grandmother's home being exposed until I was about 10 years old. Although most of the cotton was sent to the cotton gin after picking, it was a common thing to keep a bail or two to stuff mattresses, to use as batting in quilts, or if the family was lucky enough to have a spinning wheel and loom to weave into cloth. The large rocker in the corner looked like so many that I have seen in homes around Acadiana. Gourds were grown in Acadiana and were dried and used as bowls, cups, and scoops depending on their shape and size. It is a wonderful place to visit and remember the days of my youth.

Featured in the following Fine Art America's groups:
Louisiana Photo Group 02-24-2023
Showcasing The South 06-17-2023
Created By Southern Artists 07/07/2023
No Place Like Home 07/10/2023
The Meandering Photographer 07/12/2023

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February 23rd, 2023

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