How do you describe Louisiana? That is a hard one because Louisiana is like no other state. Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812. Louisiana is 51,843 square miles. The state is divided into north and south Louisiana, but throughout the state the culture is the same. The religion, music, people, areas, food, and language are all very unique to Louisiana.
Within Louisiana there are several different religions. Many people from Louisiana are descendants of Europeans and practice Catholicism (Louisiana Creole Culture). According to a study done in 2010, the top five denominations of religion in Louisiana in this order are: Catholic, Southern Baptist, non-denomination, United Methodist, and National Baptist convention(Louisiana Religion Statistics).
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Anytime you go to someone’s house they will fix you some kind of food. Both Creole and Cajun cooking developed in Southern Louisiana but popular in Northern Louisiana too. According to the article Ducote wrote, Creole cooking is city food and Cajun cooking is country food. Both styles use fresh local food, but the preparation is different. Cajun and Creole cuisine is popular throughout to the State of Louisiana. Cajun cooking tends to be more robust and has more spice to it. A lot of Cajuns live off the land and use the natural resources they have in order to survive. They live in the bayou and swamps were fish, shellfish, and wild game are all over the place. The Cajuns did not try to replicate European dishes since they did not have access to the exotic spices and other hard to find ingredients that made up the more complex European dishes. Cajun food was shaped by were they settled. Cajun cooking is simple and most of the dishes can be cooked all in one pot. They had an abundance of wild game, seafood, wild vegetables and herbs in order to make their dishes. Creole cuisine comes from French, Spanish, African, Native American, and Caribbean influences (Louisiana Creole Culture). Creole cooking is all about sauces and the sauces are creamy and full of favors with use of herbs and spices. Creole food represents Louisiana's flair and imagination. Unlike the Cajuns, the Creole people were the upper class and felt they needed to recreate European dishes in order to be happy. Creole cooking is more complex than Cajun. Unlike Cajun cooking, Creole cooking cooks all the ingredients separately and serves them. They were able to afford rare spices and other foods from Europe that were not readily found in Louisiana. Creole food is always full-flavored, with generous components of butter, pepper, salt and herbs. Creole cooking uses celery, bell pepper, and onions, cooked in a roux as a starting point for a lot of Creole dishes
The Louisiana Purchase was a portion of land west of the mississippi. It was purchased from Napoleon (French) by the U.S. for 15 million dollars in 1803. The U.S. wanted new orleans because then The United States would have a faster route to get to the coastal states. The federalist had legitimate problems with the Purchase and expressed them openly.
New Orleans, Louisiana was greatly influenced by Greek ancestry and culture. It has taken many different aspects of Greek culture that have impacted the different traditions we have today, such as architecture, city elements, and Mardi Gras. Greek influenced New Orleans street names as well as Mardi Gras. New Orleans architecture was affected by Greeks and we also have many sites in New Orleans that we're affected by greek culture.
Whenever traveling to different countries they notice every culture is different from their own. Every country has different cultures but many times there can be similarities, For example, if you travel to both Honduras and Dominican Republic you notice a lot of differences from the way they dress to the food they eat. They both have great cultures and they are different cultures but they can be similar at times. Firstly, the food they eat are similar foods like both of their dishes consist of beans, rice
After buying Louisiana US. doubled its size. Louisiana added about 820000 sq. miles to the US. Causes France desperately needed money for war with the Great Britain. The US was interested in buying New Orleans(part of Louisiana) for $10 million.
Economics had played a big part of the Creoles goal to succeed. The goal was for the Creoles to gain more power economically. In documents C & D, both explain what had happened. In Document C it stated, “We in America are perhaps the first to be forced by our own government to sell out products artificially
The area of New Orleans, Louisiana was one of the places that was strongly influence by Haiti. The City of New Orleans has the richest culture compare to others Urban area in the United States. Haitian life and elements is found in the tradition of voodoo. Which is still a part of the Culture in New Orleans today. Elements of the Haitian language was contributed to the Creole language. Which people speak in New Orleans and areas around it.
The Louisiana Purchase was one of the first acts of nationalism in the United States. It was a “land deal” between France and the United States. At first France had the territory but lost it to Spain in 1762. Later, in 1800, France took back this territory and had it till 1803 when the United States bought it from them in the Louisiana Purchase. This was considered “the greatest real estate deal in history” where the United States bought over 530,000,000 acres for $15 million dollars. This
The Oxford English Dictionary has many different definitions for “Creole,” but the one that I found to relate the closest to Belinda was the following:
Agriculture and food is also a unique aspect of African American culture. The cultivation and use of many agricultural products, such as yams, peanuts, rice, okra, grits, and cotton, can be traced to African and African American influences. African American foods reflect creative
Mardi Gras City. Crescent City. The Big Easy. Jazz City. The Party City. The only city that can be identify by its history and people still know the name, New Orleans. New Orleans is the kind of city that can be toured 100 times and learn something new. New Orleans is not a tourist area because of entertainment it bring to people, but the rich history. New Orleans is a city that was own by the French and the Spanish. The various culture that can from immigrants brought New Orleans to where it is today.
Specific Haitian recipes have been passed along from generation to generation and when a person mentions one Haitian dish, most likely everyone will know exactly what
the taste of their traditional cuisine, and so on. And that is why we find that almost all that is distinctive about indigenous Caribbean culture owes its inspiration, its image and likeness, to Africa. It is also probably why there is no enduring large-scale mass Back to India or Back to China movements coming out of
The French Quarter, one of the oldest neighborhoods in New Orleans, is one of the most classic and flourishing areas in Louisiana. It is also known as Vieux Carré, which is French for "Old Square". It was established by the French in 1718 and it was a valuable site for trade because of its location along the Mississippi River. It was first in the hands of the French, then it was given to the Spanish, then the Louisiana Purchase took place, and ever since it has been in the hands of the United States. Le Vieux Carré; (the French Quarter) is a spirited tourist attraction for the city of New Orleans that is steeped in history, and has made and continues to make a tremendous cultural and financial impact on the city's economy.
Still, these ideas were not, strictly speaking, causes of independence. Creoles selectively adapted rather than simply embraced the thought that had informed
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