Radiant2007 :-):  It does, of course, have some African influence.  Because of the high population of slaves in the south, the fact that the Mississppi was a major waterway, and the delta was a great place for slave ships from Africa and the Carribean to land, there are a LOT of Blacks in that area.  But, Acadians (reduced to "Cajun") were French, and they came down here from Canada.  So, it's it's own melting pot.