The Acadiana Backstory

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The Acadiana Backstory is Born

It's been said that the daily news is the first draft of history. For more than 150 years, stories about people and events in Acadiana have been written, printed, read, then thrown away. Most of these articles never had a second draft written and were forgotten by readers once the next story came along never to be read again. The complete and unedited first draft of the history of Acadiana exists today on the pages of local newspapers covering daily news since the time of the area's founding. Articles written in the parlance of their times and based on firsthand accounts of those who were eye witnesses gives today's readers the most honest and reliable account of history available. These newspapers are preserved on microfilm and available for viewing at local libraries and universities. You can also view issues of historic papers on The Library of Congress's website. But until now, there has been no other way to get an intimate glimpse into the window of Acadiana's past.

The Acadiana Backstory is a new monthly historical publication that offers a convenient and easily accessible way for newspaper readers and history lovers to read about the happenings in the lives of the people who long ago occupied the same ground that we're living on today. We're committed to re-printing long forgotten articles that we find interesting or important without editing any content. The sometimes raw and shocking language you'll see in some articles may be hard for some to digest because of how far we've come as a society. Yet that very language allows us to see the unfiltered truth that existed in the past that we often want to believe was rare and not as bad as we're now told. It is not the intention of The Acadiana Backstory to offend anyone, but to show the reader exactly what was written so that he or she can have the best opportunity to understand the social norms and conditions of a given time and to see how some ways of thinking evolved as the decades passed by. Most of what you will see, however, are things that will hopefully entertain you and show you why Acadiana is one of the most unique and impressive all-American stories never told. Thank you for reading our first issue. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we will enjoy bringing it to you. Like and Follow us on Facebook and visit our website for more great content!