Hey villeplatte guy!

That the inhabitants and founders of Ville Platte are in fact Creole and not necessarily Cajun is an idea I've held ever since I started tracing my family name (Veillon) back to its beginning in Louisiana.

Even the brand of French we speak is different from the Cajuns of this area. I happen to have relatives from more Southern parts of Louisiana and I've noticed the difference all my life.

Reading your comments makes me feel justified in holding this notion. Do you know of any books/studies about this?

James Veillon

History
The parish was carved out from St. Landry Parish in 1911. The parish was named Evangeline in honor of the Acadian people who lived further south. The area was originally settled by French, German, Spanish and Scot-Irish people. The majority were French, former soldiers from Fort Toulouse, and they were originally named Creoles. The major families were Fontenot, Guillory, Lafleur, and Brignac. The Creoles developed a culture that was a mixture of all the ethnic groups living in the area. A few Acadians settled the area but outsiders mistakenly labeled all the white French people as Cajuns.