This is a reminder that over 2000 of our priceless Acadian and Cajun documents and artifacts in the Acadian Museum in Erath, LA were severely damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Rita. The Museum and the annex at Lake Peigneur [named for Peigneur LeBlanc!] also received heavy damage. The Cajuns don't give in to adversity as demonstrated by the saying "lache pas la patate!" but the Acadian Museum needs your help. I have made a donation and I've asked my children to donate to the museum the amount that they would have spent on a Christmas gift for me so that they would understand the importance of preserving our heritage. Please consider a small gift [$10-25] or purchase the excellent books by Warren Perrin and General Dronet to help the museum. See my Acadian Museum page at http://www.thecajuns.com/museum.htm for a report on the damage and the address to send donations. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com