By Tony Marks
Evangeline Today
VILLE PLATTE - When the Acadians first settled in Nova Scotia, they used sheep’s wool to make clothing. The wool, though, was dirty, so it had to be washed and dyed a brown color before it could be used.
After being exiled by the British between 1753 and 1755, many of these Acadians came to Louisiana and found a product resembling sheep wool that they used to make their clothing. This new product they discovered was brown cotton.
Over the centuries, however, much of the Acadian culture has been fading away including the use of brown cotton because white cotton is much more available and easier to grow.