''Acadiana Profile'' is a bi-monthly magazine published in the American state of

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. It is the longest-running magazine in the state's history, and one of the most enduring regional publications in the United States. Subtitled "The Magazine of the

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Country", ''Acadiana Profile'' is published in Lafayette six times annually. The publication was founded in 1968 by veteran newspaperman and businessman

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(1919-1988) of Lafayette, and his wife, the former Geraldine Beaulieu (born 1921). It is a general-interest magazine which circulates in the 22-parish section of

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known as

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. In 1985 Trent Michael Angers, son of the founders, assumed operation of the magazine. Renaissance Publishing acquired the magazine in 2011.Renaissance Publishing Purchases Acadiana-Based Magazine
/ref> The magazine includes sections on Cajun

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, tourism, history, culture and humor. A recent article entitled "Trapped by

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" recalls the 1957 storm that had been one of the worst to hit the Louisiana

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Coast prior to

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*{{official website, http://www.acadianaprofile.com Bimonthly magazines published in the United States English-language magazines French-language magazines General interest digests Lifestyle magazines published in the United States Local interest magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1968 Magazines published in Louisiana Mass media in Lafayette, Louisiana