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The epic mural by Robert Dafford is worth seeing at the Acadian Memorial at 121 S. New Market St., St. Martinville LA 70582. Next door is the African American Museum.
Support Our Foundation
The Acadian Memorial is made possible, in part, by the contributions of patrons like you.
Membership dues in the Acadian Memorial Foundation go directly to supporting the Memorial and sharing the memory of the 3,000 exiles that settled in Louisiana. Membership dues have helped fund…
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The Acadian Memorial Museum
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The Mural Interactive (Adult and Children – both in French and English)
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The Wall of Names
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The Eternal Flame
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Replica of the Grand-Pré Deportation Cross
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Family Mosaic Coat of Arms in the Meditation Garden
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Deportation Re-enactment & future historical re-enactments
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Acadian Memorial Cultural Festival
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This website! www.acadianmemorial.org
The wall listing the Acadian exiles who settled in Louisiana.
About the Center
The Center for Louisiana Studies is dedicated to researching, publicizing, promoting, and preserving Louisiana’s cultures and history. Since 1973, the Center has worked not only to preserve the state’s rich heritage, but also to make it accessible to scholars, students, and the general public.
The Center includes three divisions: UL Press, Archives/Research, and Programs.
The Center for Louisiana Studies is headquartered at the historic J. Arthur Roy House, which also houses the UL Press Bookshop, a treasure trove of notable works on Louisiana's history, literature, and folklore.
The Roy House is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and is located at 1204 Johnston Street, Lafayette, Louisiana.
To make an appointment to speak to a member of the Center's staff or to access our archival holdings, write cls@louisiana.edu.
To search our collection of audio-visual holdings, click the "Access the Archive" fiddle tree logo button on the ABOUT THE CENTER page of their site.