French Louisianians

French Louisianians
Louisianais
	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; Franglais
Religion
	Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
	Cajuns, Louisiana Creoles, Alabama Creoles, French Americans, French-Canadian Americans, Haitians, Latin Americans

The French Louisianians (French: Louisianais), also known as Louisiana French,^[2]^[3] are Latin French people native to the states that were established out of French Louisiana. They are commonly referred to as French Creoles (French: Créoles).^[4]^[5] Today, the most famous Louisiana French groups are the Alabama Creoles (including Alabama Cajans), Louisiana Creoles (including Louisiana Cajuns), and the Missouri French (Illinois Country Creoles).

^ "Louisiana French", Ethnologue.com Website. Retrieved February 3, 2009
^ Southwestern Journal of Education, Volume 9. United States of America: Wheeler & Osborn. 1891. p. 11.
^ Jackie Sheckler Finch, Gay N. Martin (2015). Louisiana Off the Beaten Path, A Guide to Unique Places. p. 69.
^ "Médiathèque Caraïbe (Lameca) - the creole people of New Orleans - 1. The Term "Creole" in Louisiana : An Introduction (By Kathe Managan)". Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2022., lameca.org. Retrieved December 5, 2013
^ Bernard, Shane K, "Creoles" Archived June 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, "KnowLA Encyclopedia of Louisiana". Retrieved October 19, 2011