THE DOUCETS OF ACADIA  
AND ACADIANA
FAMILY ORGANIZATION

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OUR FRENCH HERITAGE
OUR ACADIAN HERITAGE
Fishermen, then fur traders, then farmers settled the original Acadian homeland. Their families stayed for 150 years before they were sent into exile by the British.

Reprinted below are 32 articles that appeared in Issue 22 of The Daily Advertiser's History of Acadiana. The issue was published on February 23, 1999, in Lafayette, Louisiana. The articles were written by Jim Bradshaw, Project 2000 Editor for The Daily Advertiser.

It is recommended that the articles be read in the order listed. Although each article "stands alone," each article leads into the next article.

Also included is an article about the author and a Bibliography/List of books for additional reading.