Acadian Driftwood: Acadia to Louisiana and Back

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400 ans Québec, Acadia, Acadian Driftwood song, Acadiana, Acadie, Atlantic culture, Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Canada, Celine Dion, Evangeline, Expulson of the Acadians, France, Francis Cabrel, Francophonie, French Canada, French culture, French language, French Louisiana, French speaking world, Grand Dérangement, House of Hanover, King George II, King George III, Louisiana, Louisiane, Mississippi River Flooding, monde francophone, Music, musique, New France, Nouvelle France, Quebec, Zachary Richard

Celine Dion –  Acadian Driftwood duet with Zachary Richard https://youtu.be/JPvbta6UbFg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/400th_anniversary_of_Quebec_City
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/400e_anniversaire_de_Québec
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouvelle-France
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Dérangement
August 10, 1755 – July 11, 1764 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Acadians
(under German Hanoverian Kings George II and III who sat on the British throne.)
Sept. 1759 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataille_des_Plaines_d%27Abraham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham
In 1759 German (Hanover) King George II was on the British throne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain The American Revolution was fought against his son, George III.
1788 July: Severe flooding of the Mississippi River due to a landfalling hurricane’s surge. Aid given to Acadian settlers at Fort Bute, Manchac and Baton Rouge. The settlers had arrived in 1785. (theCajuns.com) https://www.weather.gov/lix/ms_flood_history

Plus de 400 ans du français dans les Amériques/More than 400 yrs of French in the Americas – Zachary Richard (Louisiane, USA) et Celine Dion (Québec, Canada)