"Lagniappe" is a Cajun word for "something extra," like the extra doughnut in a baker's dozen, the 13th ear of corn in a bag of 12, or a free cup of coffee. It's an unexpected nice surprise. The New ...
ERATH — It was French that attracted the Acadians to Louisiana. After years of imprisonment, Joseph Beausoleil Broussard brought his band of Acadians to the West Indies and then followed his people's ...