cajun culture

The real test of a great actor is if they can do a spot-on Cajun accent. Unfortunately, these actors did not pass the test.

How many of these products would have been under your tree at Christmas?

By all accounts, Kyle Mott from Morse seems to be a regular kid. What makes him different is that, when Kyle picks up an accordion, jaws start dropping.

Reindeer? We don't need no stinking reindeer, we got alligators!

Pinhook Rd in Lafayette is one of the busiest roads in the Hub City. Countless motorist travel the road everyday and just like me, never really give any thought as to why it's called Pinhook Rd. What is a Pinhook? Is it the last name of an Acadiana dignitary from the past? Well, turns out the origin of the name "Pinhook" is a bit of a hot mess...and a slight testament to good ole Cajun ingenuity.

Acadiana is one of the most unique places on earth, and our history of and culture is just as unique. Warren Perrin is a true champion for Acadiana who continuously fights to preserve our rich Cajun history. In this video, watch Perrin tell the story of the Acadian people's exile, struggle, and eventual arrival to South Louisiana.

Did you know there's a Louisiana version of the Zodiac? Probably not, because we just invented it. Come pass a good time and find out what your Cajun Zodiac sign is.

Today, a friend and I were joking around making Cajun versions of classic fairy tales like "Jack And The Beanstalk", "Goldilocks And The Three Bears" and more. After I got home from work, I decided to get on the Google to see if anyone else had the same ideas we did. As I found out, there are indeed quite a few Cajun adaptations of classic children's fairy tales, and they look fantastic.

The whole thing would be much easier for us all to choose in South Louisiana if they were making some of these promises, don't you think? If any of the candidates could pull some of these off, they'd definitely get my vote!

The documentary was started in 2008, and has been a continuing dream for the Istre sisters. They are looking to raise $150,000 by the end of August so that they can finish the film.

If you've payed attention to Twitter lately, you probably noticed a hilarious Twitter thread using the hashtag #GrowinUpInLouisiana. I had a great time digging through them, and decided to wrangle a few together for you to enjoy.

Do any of these Melania Trump quotes seem even vaguely familiar to you? We're not completely certain, but some of these quotes from her just seem so darn familiar. I don't know, maybe we're crazy...

Pretty mind blowing to think how 200 settlers from Nova Scotia got out of their boats in St. Martin and Iberia Parish, and are responsible for pretty much everything we love about South Louisiana.

I came across "Cajun All Day Every Day" and they have some pretty great content. I wanted to share with you just a taste of the Cajun greatness you can find over in the Facebook group.

If you're from South Louisiana, you probably already have a Cajun name. T' Mike, Boosta, Boogie, and Struck are a few people that I know. But, what if you don't officially have a Cajun name? Have no fear, because the "Cajun Name Generator" will fix you right up like dat!

This is a fantastic visual history of Acadian style houses built by the early early Cajun settlers and their descendants of the "Great Expulsion of 1755-1763".

No doubt about it, I love living in Lafayette and Acadiana. I love it so much, I've never truly considered living anywhere else. It's hard to define what makes this place so irresistible to me. Is it the food? Is it the culture? Is it the music? When I start to try and put a finer point on it, I keep thinking of more reasons I love it here so much. Come to find out, the folks over at onlyinyourstate.com feel the same way, and are calling Lafayette "The Best City In America".

The way I see it, South Louisiana is the perfect place to be for the zombie apocalypse, and Cajuns are the perfect folks to survive it. You don't think so? Well I'll prove it to you...

We just dance in the kitchen till the mornin' light!

We were surfing through one of our favorite websites BuzzFeed.com today when we came across a list of the 29 Most Austin Things That Ever Happened. That got us to thinking... what were the most Cajun things that ever happened? After some careful deliberation, we think we've got a pretty definitive list.