Yes. There is a difference between Creoles and Acadiens (Cajuns) when talking about the history of the people but very little when talking about the culture in Louisiana in general. Anybody from a mixed family background in Louisiana is creole although the standards used to be tighter back when race mattered more. The creole/Cajun culture is pretty much a common culture of all of Louisiana now. ---------- Post added 2010-05-22 at 15:20 ---------- Um. Yeah. I'm from Texas. I think I'm well aware of Spanish history here. That was prior to the United States. Cuban influence is only relevant today in Miami and that's limited. Cuban influence is also historically important in Louisiana long ago. That's not the point. All of those terms you're throwing around are antiquated terms that went out of use long ago and even when they were used it wasn't common. Mexico has the only relevant Latino culture of note here and Mexicans don't use "Mulatto" or "Sambo" and certainly not in the U.S. if they like being safe. As for "negro" Mexicans only use it to describe the color of things not people. Moreno is used to describe people by Mexicans in the U.S. It's interesting that someone who is from Chile is trying to tell me what I live everyday. Would it make sense for me to describe daily life in Chile for you?