CMA Newspaper Articles
	During CMA, a number of newspaper articles were done on the activities.  I've tried to collect as many as possible to take you through the events of CMA.  They are listed by date. CMA Press Releases Before Opening day August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 August 9 August 10 August 11 August 12 August 13 August 14 August 15 After Closing Ceremony A brief description of each day's news is listed below.
Soon I may replace these with a text version of the events of CMA.  Also, I'm using the text for some these articles because some papers do not keep online archives.  I will try to adjust the links to the source articles themselves if they still exist.  It's always best to link to a source rather than copy a page.  I'll try to keep articles here that have been deleted from their respective source locations.

CMA Press Releases (all on a single page) Before Opening Day • Congrés Mondial Acadien Calendar • Congrès '99 to open with a flourish • Priest prepares for French Mass at Southdown • Bienvenue, y'all: CMA under way • Acadians honor enduring culture • Acadian descendents converge on La. • Bourgeois clan to recognize its historical land  • Canadian Acadians trek to La. • Acadian history rescued • Petition by Warren Perrin • Genealogy program set at Nicholls • Congres Mondial is summer gathering for Acadians  August 1 • Island cradled in the waves: Prince Edward Island • Grand reunion makes festive time • Exhibits in Port Allen celebrate Congrès Mondial  • Congrès homecoming  • Congres '99 kicks off, Carnival style • A descendant helps to remember an Acadian freedom fighter • Broussards relive past August 2 • Family affair: Acadians begin their celebration  • Friendly people make heat more bearable • Canadians make trek to Louisiana • Oh, Canada!  • Acadians rediscover 'cousins' at Mass  • Acadians honor Native Americans who helped them  • Congrès spirit not dampened • Congrès Mondial Acadien - Day 2 • Acadian fest ties threads of history August 3 • Historian raps myth on Acadians  • Chauvin church joins with Canadian sister • Highlights of CMA events for Tuesday August 4 • Family reunion time at Congres Mondial • Houma, Bathurst intertwined in ceremony  August 5 • Common culture connects Plaquemine, Canada village  • France-to-Louisiana migration of Cajuns traced  • Guidry, Robichaux families to close area Congrès reunions  • Genealogical database allows descendants far away to be part of FrancoFete celebration • Speaker takes mystery out of Cajun x-factor Cajun surnames • Congres arrives sans Canadian influx • Acadian image often distorted August 6 • Acadian genealogy offers history, genetic research • Forget the calendar; it's carnival time in Montegut  • Acadian and Cajun Music Day August 7 • Acadian exile, Kosovo compared  • Duhon reunion continues today • Cool spell enlarges parade crowd in Montegut  • Hébert Reunion • Daigle family grand reunion set for August 14 August 8 • Families meet in Addis on discovery mission  • Four families reunite, trace heritage from Canada to Louisiana  • Acadia CD-ROM can take Cajuns on armchair trip to ancestral home  • Music sets Cajuns apart • Acadian clans close local Congrès '99  • Duhons have their day  • Breauxs together again • Hébert Reunion Omelet • Doucet family revels in reunion • Savoie-Savoy forge ties at reunion • State park interprets history of Acadians, 'Evangeline'  August 9 • Long journey home  • Congrès focus shifts to the Lafayette area  • Congres Mondial Acadien fais do-do August 10 • Acadians' genetic secrets studied  • Congrès' impact on area lodging industry mixed  • Acadians in France / Olivier Terrio August 11 • Names frame the call to remember  • Nova Scotia teen band feeling at home  • Families have their day at Acadian Village • Scott/Memramcook Twinning • Acadian Genetics Symposium August 12 • Carencro, sister city swap more than culture • Church Point celebrates Acadian heritage • Congrès volunteer Broussard, 51, dies in airplane crash in Nevada  August 13 • Nova Scotia groups add spice to Congrès  • Canadian governor general says La.  diversity valuable  • Long lost cousins reunited August 14 • Mock trial highlights attempt at British apology to Acadians • Boudreauxs gather for reunion • Bulliard 'queen mother' of memorial  August 15 • Congrès to end on sweet note de resistance • Cajun roots celebrated in southern Louisiana • Guilbeaux pray, play • Catching the Cajun Flavor • Simon family took route through France to reach Louisiana • Melancons gather in Opelousas • St. Martinville hosts Congres activities  • Acadian festivities unite scholars  After Closing Ceremony • The grand finale • Melançon name made a mark on Acadiana • On final evening, 'tout le monde et Cajun'  • Acadian Congress Closes • Cajundome concert closes Congrès Mondial  • Distant Descendants of the Acadians Get Together in Louisiana

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