From what I understand, both the Creole and Cajun people of Louisiana are French descendants, but I wondered what is the difference between them, and what historical events led to this difference.
Im a French speaker of Québec, we usually refer to Créole as a language spoken by African-American people from Haïti and other french speaking islands. Créole has a strong conotation for the people being black or from black origin. Cajun is comming from the world Acadiens, people from Acadie. When the British deported the Acadiens, in part in Louisiana, they kept the name "Cadiens", which became "Cajuns" with time. You would find Cajuns and Créoles in Nouvelle-Orleans, but Cajuns are comming from the north and Créoles from the south.