French Louisianians
Louisianais (French) | |
|---|---|
The flag of French Louisiana | |
| Total population | |
| Indeterminable | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, California, Texas | |
| Languages | |
| Louisiana French Louisiana Creole Cajun English Missouri French Isleño Spanish (in Louisiana) Franglais | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Cajuns, Louisiana Creoles, Alabama Creoles, Arkansas Creoles, French Americans, French-Canadian Americans, Haitians, Latin Americans |
French Louisianians (French: Louisianais; Spanish: Luisianenses Franceses), also known as Louisiana French or French Creoles (French: Créoles), refer to people of French-American ethnicity native to the areas of the United States formerly comprising the colony of French Louisiana. Distinct regional subgroups include the Alabama Creoles (including Alabama Cajans), Arkansas Creoles, Louisiana Creoles (including Louisiana Cajuns), and the Missouri French (Illinois Country Creoles).