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>> anthony: the thundering hooves of many horses. the sound of a thousand beer cans popping open. and music, always music. ♪ ♪ be afraid. be very afraid. no, really. >> woo! >> mardi gras. >> mardi gras! >> mardi gras! ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ ♪ sha la la la sha la la la ♪ ♪ sha la la la sha la la la la la ♪ [ en...

and that does suggest a real intelligence failure by the russian side. britain, meanwhile, isjust starting to get over the extraordinary last few days when the worlds leaders came to london to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. i think the leaders enjoyed the fact that they were going to the most extraordinary diplomatic reception in buckingham palace. and how are irans women responding to the increasingly brutal crackdown on the way they dress? whats fascinating about these ...

Decision to remove 3,000 hectares from protected area lacked sound financial or environmental analysis, report adds

♪ ♪ >> jay: if you see a pig -- if you see a pig, shoot that [ bleep ]. ♪ >> anthony: hunting in louisiana marshland has been a way of life for the acadians since they first arrived here hundreds of years ago. back then however, they didnt have these things -- a big fan and a whole lot of horsepower. ♪ also didnt have an infestation of wild pigs -- an invasive but delicious species that are causing big problems for the local ecosystem. theyre supposed to be all over, like shooting fish i...

The american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. >> anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long story. forcibly deported by the protestant british from their homeland in nova scotia, the acadians became refugees. eventually settling deep in the mosquito-infested swamps and flatlands of louisiana. a place nobody else wanted at the time. over the years, the se...

Feelings about the crown. and i can speak personally, part of my ancestry is acadian, in 1755, under king george ii, it took place, an event the acadians call "le grand derangement" in french, "the great upheaval". some historians say it was britains first ethnic cleansing when thousands of acadians were put out to sea because they refused to sign an oath of allegiance to the crown. and in 2003, queen elizabeth there was a proclamation, a royal proclamation issued in her name, recognising the tr...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — South Louisiana’s native brown cotton is heading to the...

ERATH, La. (AP) — It was French that attracted the Acadians to Louisiana.

So, how far does the family go back here? >> ann savoy: marc, heres the question -- how far does your family go back here? >> marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. >> anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long story. forcibly deported by the protestant british from their homeland in nova scotia, the acadians became ref...

♪ >> jay: if you see a pig -- if you see a pig, shoot that [ bleep ]. ♪ >> anthony: hunting in louisiana marshland has been a way of life for the acadians since they first arrived here hundreds of years ago. back then however, they didnt have these things -- a big fan and a whole lot of horsepower. also didnt have an infestation of wild pigs -- an invasive but delicious species that are causing big problems for the local ecosystem. theyre supposed to be all over, like shooting fish in a barr...