How the ‘Creole Cottage’ Became a Staple of Cajun Country Architecture

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Homeowners throughout Louisiana’s Acadiana region have embraced houses that help beat the harsh climate

Isabelle Feerick is pictured at her Creole cottage-style home in Grand Coteau, La.

By Beth DeCarboFollow | Photographs by Cedric Angeles for WSJJuly 18, 2024 12:00 pm ETShareTextListen to articleLength(3 minutes)Explore Audio Center

LAFAYETTE, La.—Even after 200 or so years, this rambling Creole cottage in Louisiana’s Cajun Country knows how to keep a secret. Who built it and when? Why are signatures scrawled on a wall behind a mirror? Why was morphine secretly stashed in a hidden compartment above a transom window? And, most curiously, who are the ghosts that live there even today?LEARN MORE…

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