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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 britain's 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 trials and suffering of the acadian people and expressing hope that they would turn the chapter on th...

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, here's 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 refugees. eventually settling deep in the mosquito-infested swamps and flatlands of louisiana. a place...

♪ >> 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 didn't have these things -- a big fan and a whole lot of horsepower. also didn't have an infestation of wild pigs -- an invasive but delicious species that are causing big problems for the local ecosystem. they're supposed to be all over, like shooting fish in a barrel, i'm told. [ gunfire ] ♪ i'm tagging along with the millers. uncle bruneaux is the best cook...