What did records show about the races of people in Crowley, Lafayette, Eunice?

Research question: What do 18th and 19th-century parish records and census data reveal about the actual ethnic composition of towns like Crowley, Lafayette, and Eunice during the 19th century?

The supplied facts do not include any 18th- or 19th-century parish records or census counts for Crowley, Lafayette, or Eunice, so the question's core request is only partly addressed. The records provided establish that the term Cajun was a socioeconomic classification for a mixed group of culturally and linguistically distinct peoples, not a single ethnic group ¹. Cajuns as an ethnic group historically included Indians and Blacks ². The only town-specific fact is that by 1907 Congregation Emmanuel in Crowley had over 100 members, with Jacob Frankel as congregation president; this is the newest fact provided and it is not a population count for the 19th century ³.

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