share a devotion, a dedication to cajun culture. so, how far does the family go back here? ann savoy: marc, here s the question how far does your family go back here? marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long story. forcibly deported by the protestant british from their homeland in nova scotia, the acadians became refugees. eventually settling deep in the mosquito-infested swamps and flatlands of louisiana. a place nobody else wanted at
sons joel and wilson, they make up the savoy family band. they ve all been playing music since they were children and share a devotion, a dedication to cajun culture. so, how far does the family go back here? ann savoy: marc, here s the question how far does your family go back here? marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long story. forcibly deported by the protestant british from their homeland in nova scotia, the acadians became refugees. eventually settling deep in the mosquito-infested swamps and flatlands of louisiana. a place nobody else wanted at the time. over the years, the settlers absorbed, to varying degrees, other cultures irish, spanish, german, native american, and west african among others.
they ve all been playing music since they were children and share a devotion, a dedication to cajun culture. so, how far does the family go back here? ann savoy: marc, here s the question how far does your family go back here? marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long story. forcibly deported by the protestant british from their homeland in nova scotia, the acadians became refugees. eventually settling deep in the mosquito-infested swamps and flatlands of louisiana. a place nobody else wanted at the time. over the years, the settlers absorbed, to varying degrees, other cultures irish, spanish, german, native american, and west african among others. mutating into a distinctive culture unlike any other.
trump s republican base. here s cnn s jennifer gray. reporter: trump may be refusing to meet on climate at the g7 summit but if you ask the people in coastal louisiana, there s no meeting more important. their coastlines are rapidly shrinking. the sad reality, it could be too late to save. cajun culture is something that you do with your heart. you re born with it. reporter: phil and dawn rashard are doing their part through music, to help the cajun culture of coastal louisiana thrive. a culture that s under massive threat due to rapid land loss. more than a football field size of land disappears here every 100 minutes. the water keeps coming up. it look like it s worse every year. it wipes out a lot of the marsh. you know, just eats away at it. it s like a bad cavity. reporter: more than 10,000
great to see you, thank you. shannon: hundreds of mourners participated in a mock funeral in louisiana yesterday. they are burying memories of hurricane katrina. they dropped notes of pain and angler into a casket and clapped when it was finally closed. the church that hosted the funeral was flooded five years ago during that devastating storm. music in new orleans has experienced a rebirth. new orleans native marcel nevel looks at the musical revival going on in the crescent city. new orleans. one of the brightest jewels in america s cultural crowd. founded in 1718, it is the capital of louisiana s distinctive cajun culture and birthplace of jazz. music is our main export from new orleans. new orleans known for mardi