The Cajun-Creole Conflict The Cajun-Creole conflict began when the Cajuns settled in Louisiana after the British forced them from Nova Scotia in 1755. The Cajuns settled in Southwest Louisiana where there was rich, fertile land they could use for farming. The Cajuns established their own customs and way of living. The already established Creoles did not like the Cajuns. The Cajuns were less affluent and less ambitious than the Creoles. The Creoles considered them peasants and wanted their standards of conduct changed to meet Creole standards of behavior. The Cajuns resented interference in their lives by the Creoles and wanted to retaliate. The condescending attit