Louisiana Creole Resource Hub
We deserve to thrive and live a life filled with culturally aligned resources
As Louisiana Creoles, we have the birthright to relearn who we are holistically and practice our cultures, traditions, languages, and ways of living optimally and equitably.
To help assist our revolutionary efforts, I compiled a list of resources that I am familiar with and added them to my website.
The Louisiana Creole Resource Hub provides information about resources, tools, initiative programs, and organizations available in Louisiana and surrounding Gulf Coast areas.
The resource hub intends to connect and empower Louisianians and Louisiana Creoles with the resources needed to thrive and succeed in life.
Read more about some of the resources located on our website below.
Common Ground Relief
Co-founded by Malik Rahim on September 5, 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Common Ground Relief has become a pillar in the lower 9th ward and surrounding areas.
The organization offers environmental and wetlands restoration work, outreach, education, a food pantry, and more. Common Ground Relief is a grassroots volunteer-based organization.
Fightingville Fresh Market
If you love your manglier tea then this is the place to be!
Fightingville Fresh Market is a locally owned farmers market located in the heart of Lafayette’s Northside community on Simcoe Street. Established in 2020, the market provides local residents with healthy locally sourced farm-fresh foods, community events, and more.
Fightingville Fresh Market offers special shopping hours for the elderly and disabled and accepts EBT and SFMNP (Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program) as well.
C.R.E.O.L.E., INC.
Founded in 1987, C.R.E.O.L.E. Inc.’s (Cultural, Resourceful, Educational Opportunities, and Linguistic Enrichment Incorporated) mission is to preserve and promote various vast aspects of the Creole culture in Southwest Louisiana, provide linguistic development in languages Indigenous to Louisiana, and develop programs that promote their mission and goals.
Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center
The museum is a free year-round family friendly historical adventure. The Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center culturally immerses visitors into the past and present lives of Louisiana Creoles in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish.
Exhibits include, The Geraldine Smith Welch Doll Collection, Civil War Room, Louisiana Video Collection Library, the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival Archives, and more. The museum is handicap accessible.
Ja’el “YaYa” Gordon
Ja’el “YaYa” Gordon is a native Louisiana Creole genealogist, scholar, researcher, and family historian, who specializes in antebellum plantation life in South Louisiana. She is a kindhearted soul who will tell you what it is when it comes to your family history and heritage.
The Louisiana Creoles publication is accepting donations and raising funds to compensate contributing writers and creatives starting in 2024. We aim to empower Louisiana Creole writers, journalists, photojournalists, and artists.
Coming Soon: We await approval to join Braid, a free-to-use, safe, secure community money pool. Until then, we will utilize Cashapp, Venmo, and PayPal via our website.
Author’s Note: Please leave suggestions and share any resources and tools that we should add to the Louisiana Creole Resource Hub in the comment section. Thank you so much.
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