altonbrownie OP t1_j29h6sf wrote on December 30, 2022 at 4:51 PM

Louisiana. I think Quebec was where the Acadians where thrown out after the Canadian 7 year war. Or something like that.

gladeraider87 t1_j29k0h0 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:09 PM

Incorrect. Acadians were thrown out of Nova Scotia. Acadia is now just a town just outside of Yarmouth, NS, but the entirety of Nova Scotia was known as Acadia peninsula back when the Acadians were expelled.

There is a monument called "la butte de la croix" in a small lobstering village called wedgeport that is in memory of the first return of Acadians after the expulsion.

altonbrownie OP t1_j29m05v wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:21 PM

Glad I added the “or something like that.” I didn’t want to be on the hook for some kid failing their Canadian history test today.

No-Wonder1139 t1_j2adey0 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:15 PM

There are some small Acadian towns still in Nova Scotia, Chéticamp is one, you see the Acadian flag raised around the town. Shediac, New Brunswick as well. It's an interesting accent and dialect of French.

Narfysk t1_j29nrz8 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Acadie is in New Brunswick, the french remnants in the us in louisania are the cajuns, there were part of the french empire back in the day, this is why the capital of louisinia (is it the capital i dunno) is called Baton-Rouge

Snow-in-April t1_j2c9fvu wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:24 AM

The word Cajun is a shortening of Acadian.

NBAobi t1_j29j5b3 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:03 PM

OP answered the question then gave a history lesson 😭

tkeRe1337 t1_j2az5ja wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:39 PM

Does that symbol have ties to Quebec?

xnvtnc t1_j2b72zu wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:33 PM

It's a fleur de lis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleur-de-lis (though, yes, it does have importance to French Canadians). Given op said their from Louisiana, I'm guessing they're a Saints fan.

This is a white tattoo

grafxguy1 t1_j29cnox wrote on December 30, 2022 at 4:21 PM