Beautiful Louisiana Creole family of Onesime Louis LEDE and Marie Eve GUILLORY circa 1915 at their home in Mallet, Louisiana. During his life Onesime acquired hundreds of acres. Onesime and his wife's family are both descendants of the early gens de couleur libres (free people of color) of Bois Mallet. As much as many want to believe in the narrative of men of color not being in the household, that is not the case prior to 1920s. In my research, a large percentage of the men from the Creole and

The forced the Cajun / Creole people to speak English in Louisiana, punishing our people for clinging to their identity and culture. They drew a wedge between our communities. This is our struggle. | Cajun Conjuror