On the bayou...

"Creole" as opposed to "Cajun" refers to an ethnic group in south Louisiana with shared African-American, French, and Native American roots. True "Cajuns" would largely trace their roots back to the French Canadians that were forcibly expelled from Nova Scotia and Quebec by the British in the 18th century, and who resettled in Louisiana. As with the cuisine of the region however, everything tends to be a true mixture, and thus rural African American Creole communities spoke French until very recently. "Zydeco", a bastardization of the French "Haricot" (or "snap pea") is the traditional music of Creoles.