Its figures represent actual documented Acadian refugees who arrived in Louisiana from about 1764 to 1788 and who settled in different parts of the state.
Some models are direct descendants of the figures they portray.
This mural is twinned with one in Nantes, France, also painted by Robert Dafford, which depicts the departure of Louisiana-bound Acadians from the port of Nantes in 1785. For a closer view of part of the mural, click here . Commemorative prints of the mural are available for purchase in our online store .