French Louisiana

[1] Beginning in 1682 this region, known in French as la Louisiane française,[2] functioned as an administrative district of New France.

France ceded the region to Spain and Britain in 1763 after the French and Indian War, regained it by treaty in 1800, and sold it to the United States in 1803 through the Louisiana Purchase.

Greater New Orleans and the twenty-two parish cultural region known as Acadiana compose present-day 'French Louisiana'.

[citation needed] Although the Louisiana French (Cajuns & Creoles) dominate south Louisiana's cultural landscape, the largest French-speaking group in the state is thought to be the United Houma Nation Native American tribe.

[5][6] In addition, French Louisiana influences can be found in cities adjacent to the region, such as Alexandria and Baton Rouge.