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Personal Narrative: The Cajun Culture Of Louisiana
When I was young i never knew my background or where I was from. I knew I was born and raised in Louisiana but i wanted to know more about my past family. My grandfather always tells me that on my his side of the family it´s mainly russian, but on my grandmother´s side it´s mainly french. My mom, aunts, and uncles can all speak fluent french because my great grandmother did not know english so they had to learn it. The basics of my family is cajun french, or creole. Just by the foods we eat you could tell were from Louisiana, Were always eating gumbo, crawfish, fried fish, and etc. Even though were not hunters or drink beer like rednecks, It does not mean we´re not a part of the Cajun culture of Louisiana. We all have

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