Call for Papers

The Louisiana Creole Research Association invites submissions for its 2025 journal, La Créole, on subjects relevant to its mission of advancing family research, providing education, and celebrating Creole history and culture.

There is evidence that both French and Spanish colonial Louisiana identified all its people (white, black, and mixed), both free and enslaved, who were born in the new world of old world stock as Creole. That included the offspring of Europeans (predominantly French and Spanish), Africans, and a mixture of both that could also include Native American. Therefore, the descendants of all these people can claim Creole heritage. LA Creole identifies the gens de couleur, or “people of color,” as the mixed-race descendants of those early colonial inhabitants of Louisiana who became a unique ethnic group.

The journal seeks scholarly articles with a minimum of 2000 words. Shorter articles related to cultural notes such as recipes and traditions can be 750 words in length. We also invite members to submit historic photographs with brief descriptions. An abstract is needed before the editorial staff approves your article. The abstract is a summary of your proposed article and should be 250 words or less.

Scholarly articles should be based on primary and secondary sources and formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style. Footnotes are required, but a bibliography is not needed. The staff of La Créole can assist writers with questions about footnotes, format, and digital images.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission of abstracts June 1, 2025
Notification of acceptance of publication June 15, 2025
Submission of completed articles August 1, 2025
Final edit with digital images September 15, 2025

Please contact the co-editors, Melissa Daggett and Alan Rosenberg, about possible articles.
Melissa Daggett: mmdaggett@yahoo.com
Alan Rosenberg: revoile@verizon.net