De Ville book has information on Acadiana area By DAMON VEACH Ancestry in Acadiana is the latest book from Provincial Press of Ville Platte and Winston De Ville. The title needs an explanation. It is actually the selected writings for the genealogy and history of the Mississippi Valley and the Gulf Coast. While all subjects do relate to ancestry, they, by no means, all relate to Acadian genealogy. The region of Louisiana named "Acadiana" was created by legislative fiat in 1971. It includes some areas that are Acadian neither by origins of the first settlers nor by culture. http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/121805/ent_ancestors001.shtml