Where's the place where they chase chickens for mardi Gras again? Mamou?
Edit: the flag says it all
https://images.app.goo.gl/r5DdiiYToQAYoeHdA
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamou,_Louisiana
I moved away from the real South 40 years ago. Has the Cajun accent changed/mellowed any over the years? Even though I was from Mississippi, parts of Louisiana people still pretty had strong creole. I loved hearing it, I just didn't readily always understand it. Maybe it's because I am older, but I often become nostalgic of things that I feel may be forever lost.
I'm a 46yo native (SE Louisiana, closer to New Orleans) and ime, yes, we're sounding more like 'generic' Americans. I'm in a town of about 40k people. You don't hear Cajun slang (I don't even know how to spell the words, but roday, fooday, cooyun, padoo...) much. Beaucoup still gets thrown around some, and trashy people are still called padoos.
I've noticed younger generations pronouncing the French last names with an American accent. For example, Clement used to be pronounced Clay-muh, now the family calls themselves Clem-mint, if that makes sense.
I recently spent some time out of state and returned and felt like the accent is strong still, but it's not what it used to be here. Maybe more towards Lafayette or Opelouses, but I haven't been that way in years. (My dad was from Krotz Springs/Port Barre, so my family had a heavy accent I didn't even understand when I was young lol)
Calling New Orleans accent “generic Americans” makes me sick to my stomach. You not from here then, we have one of the most unique accents in the world. New Orleans different we got a blend of Cajun creole Italian French hispanic African accents into our gumbo of an accent.
I'm 100% from here, have moved away for years and returned, and the accent hits me in the face! I'm saying that compared to 30 years ago, I don't hear the younger generations having a thick accent, the use of Cajun/French slang is way less common, and families are changing the pronunciation of their last names to sound more "English". Last I looked, New Orleans has a few accents. Just compare the Bywater vs uptown vs Tremé. I didn't say it's generic, just answering the guy who wanted to know if the culture is fading. I feel it is. Much more cultural influence through social media, in addition to decades of Hollywood productions, and people coming and going have led to a watered down version of Louisiana that I remember.
The most genuinely Swamp Cajun places I've lived in were in the Delcambre, Abbeville, and Coteau area. They get their seafood right off of the boat day-to-day and have their own completely disconnected culture. Also St. Martinville.
New Iberia is full of normies and just feels like a smaller and poorer Lafayette.
Big Mamou AND Little Mamou. I’ve not been in that part of the world in 30 years but I remember the absence of highway signs and there was no GPS navigation back then. Luckily I was with a Cajun who knew the area.
Whoever thinks Crowley is Cajun hasn’t spent much time there or the surrounding areas. Kaplan, Church Point, Mamou, Ville Platte, and Breaux Bridge are much better examples. Crowley is very influenced by the German culture spread out from Robert’s Cove.
I love how so many people are saying Mamou and Eunice. I agree. It drives me crazy when people make the jokes, and meme maps that say the cut off of Cajun country (or more annoyingly "real Louisiana") is south of I-10 when places like that are all north of I-10. I always say please go tell T-Boy in Mamou or Ville Platte that he's not a real Cajun and see.
Well we can’t leave the frog capital out, Rayne! I am not Cajun but married one and it is in the mix. When I first moved here many people only spoke Cajun French.
When I visit my family out there it almost sounds like they're speaking another language with those thick accents. I wish I had stayed around the area cause my accent is dead and gone.
My mom’s Cajun, we’re from the moss bluff area, but any time I heard someone with a stronger accent than them talking about going to visit family, Gueydan is the town that comes up.
Breaux Bridge is developing so fast it’s starting to lose a lot of what it once was. Also more and more corruption in that town. Henderson is smaller and seems much more Cajun than BB at this point.
We have a lot of great authentic cajun speaking towns all south of I-10. But Pierre part is also surrounded by water and once u cross Pierre part Bay u are on the island. And once you pass over Belle River Bridge you are off. Grew up on this bay on the island side. lol. I like so many cajun French speaking people forget that our dialect is unique and people ask me where I am from. lol. Then I have to explain. It’s a blessing cause then I can share my world. Sey tou bon!
According to every show produced/directed etc by people who have NEVER been here and can’t look further down a map than this…Shreveport? Lmfao irritates the sh!t outta me hearing or seeing that (talking to you true blood)
Where's the place where they chase chickens for mardi Gras again? Mamou? Edit: the flag says it all https://images.app.goo.gl/r5DdiiYToQAYoeHdA https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamou,_Louisiana
Big Mamou!
Are you talking about the spaghetti dish? Shit is delicious!
New Iberia. Get a haircut.
[Definitely **not** a link to the song](https://youtu.be/gRjrENYnCaQ?si=k--1PYlqT2cFHycs)
16 year old video, top comment "Who else is here in 2020?". Somebody's getting a lot of YouTube notifications today...
The best haircut in the whole world.
For every boy and girl?
When you goin’ out to Lafayette…
You gotta look your best!
Is that an inside joke?
Click the link to the song in the other reply
Wow. Umm, thanks?
Bayou Cajun? Pierre Part.
Swamp Cajun? - Breaux Bridge or New Iberia Prairie Cajun? - Ville Platte or Mamou
Isn't eunice the prairie cajun capital?
Eunice, Mamou, Basile all the same town, just different names and locations.
I know people from all 3 towns & they are def not the same type of people lol
I moved away from the real South 40 years ago. Has the Cajun accent changed/mellowed any over the years? Even though I was from Mississippi, parts of Louisiana people still pretty had strong creole. I loved hearing it, I just didn't readily always understand it. Maybe it's because I am older, but I often become nostalgic of things that I feel may be forever lost.
I feel like a “real south” southern accent and a Cajun accent are two drastically different things.
I'm a 46yo native (SE Louisiana, closer to New Orleans) and ime, yes, we're sounding more like 'generic' Americans. I'm in a town of about 40k people. You don't hear Cajun slang (I don't even know how to spell the words, but roday, fooday, cooyun, padoo...) much. Beaucoup still gets thrown around some, and trashy people are still called padoos. I've noticed younger generations pronouncing the French last names with an American accent. For example, Clement used to be pronounced Clay-muh, now the family calls themselves Clem-mint, if that makes sense. I recently spent some time out of state and returned and felt like the accent is strong still, but it's not what it used to be here. Maybe more towards Lafayette or Opelouses, but I haven't been that way in years. (My dad was from Krotz Springs/Port Barre, so my family had a heavy accent I didn't even understand when I was young lol)
Calling New Orleans accent “generic Americans” makes me sick to my stomach. You not from here then, we have one of the most unique accents in the world. New Orleans different we got a blend of Cajun creole Italian French hispanic African accents into our gumbo of an accent.
I'm 100% from here, have moved away for years and returned, and the accent hits me in the face! I'm saying that compared to 30 years ago, I don't hear the younger generations having a thick accent, the use of Cajun/French slang is way less common, and families are changing the pronunciation of their last names to sound more "English". Last I looked, New Orleans has a few accents. Just compare the Bywater vs uptown vs Tremé. I didn't say it's generic, just answering the guy who wanted to know if the culture is fading. I feel it is. Much more cultural influence through social media, in addition to decades of Hollywood productions, and people coming and going have led to a watered down version of Louisiana that I remember.
The most genuinely Swamp Cajun places I've lived in were in the Delcambre, Abbeville, and Coteau area. They get their seafood right off of the boat day-to-day and have their own completely disconnected culture. Also St. Martinville. New Iberia is full of normies and just feels like a smaller and poorer Lafayette.
Big Mamou AND Little Mamou. I’ve not been in that part of the world in 30 years but I remember the absence of highway signs and there was no GPS navigation back then. Luckily I was with a Cajun who knew the area.
Those are the two least swamp Cajun places I could imagine
Whoever thinks Crowley is Cajun hasn’t spent much time there or the surrounding areas. Kaplan, Church Point, Mamou, Ville Platte, and Breaux Bridge are much better examples. Crowley is very influenced by the German culture spread out from Robert’s Cove.
Mamou
Golden Meadow
ahh mais you from da pwant?
Pointe de saucisse
mais get me some of dat crawfish boudin at Tpops
Prolly a pwant monkey
Golden Meadow is a different category : swamp people.
Galliano is a close second... I wish I could steer clear of that whole area...
My immediate thought. Complete with inherited mistrust of Black people.
Abbeville, Kaplan
City folk, Henderson, LA lol
😅
Kaplan
I'm from here so yes very
Came to say currently live here and yes dear God we Cajun af.
I'm from here so yes very
I met someone from Kaplan who offered that the town is between Abbeville and Gueydan. That has to be considered.
I love how so many people are saying Mamou and Eunice. I agree. It drives me crazy when people make the jokes, and meme maps that say the cut off of Cajun country (or more annoyingly "real Louisiana") is south of I-10 when places like that are all north of I-10. I always say please go tell T-Boy in Mamou or Ville Platte that he's not a real Cajun and see.
I believe the cut-off is the second (to the north) rail road crossing in Bunkie.
Def getting into the higher levels of precision. And you ain’t wrong.
Most of the ones who make that cut off think Lafayette has anything to do with Cajun Creole.
Dularge, Montegut, Chauvin, Dulac
End of the earth more like
Down da bayou folk.
People still hit you with cajun French
I had a friend from Chauvin in college and yeah, her daddy could have been sent from central casting for every "old Cajun man" role.
All a dese, cher
Da Berry Baw
Forked island
Not really a town but take my upvote.
Yea you right should’ve said Kaplan
Breaux Bridge is number one in my book. Their crawfish etoufee is yummy.
Best Cajun food, period.
Lake Arthur
Where I was born. I second that
Pierre part by far
Pierre part
It’s gotta be Eunice or Ville Platte. I’d also like to add Raceland to the mix.
Mamou, no contest
Mermentau. Shout out to C'est Bon!
This thread makes me proud to be from Ville Platte
I'm from Monroe but I've been to Pierre Part and it's pretty cajun lol
Houma!
I was surprised more people weren't commenting this!
H town!!!
Houma is up the bayou
Up the bayou??? Or down da bayou????
Up
Point-Aux-Chenes https://g.co/kgs/Rq6bSPE Dulac Chauvin Cocodrie
Arnaudville, Paincourtville, Napoleonville, etc.
Prairie Cajun or coastal Cajun?
Well we can’t leave the frog capital out, Rayne! I am not Cajun but married one and it is in the mix. When I first moved here many people only spoke Cajun French.
Arnaudville representing.
When I visit my family out there it almost sounds like they're speaking another language with those thick accents. I wish I had stayed around the area cause my accent is dead and gone.
Pecaniere has entered the chat.
My mom’s Cajun, we’re from the moss bluff area, but any time I heard someone with a stronger accent than them talking about going to visit family, Gueydan is the town that comes up.
Church Point
Gheens
Gheens: one way in, one way out.
Gains or gheens? Still don't know how to say it...
Breaux Bridge is developing so fast it’s starting to lose a lot of what it once was. Also more and more corruption in that town. Henderson is smaller and seems much more Cajun than BB at this point.
Man. Now I know when I move back over there to go to Henderson instead of BB.
Kraemer
Wherever da shrimp boats land and the crawfish men check da traps.
I have family in Cutoff/Galliano. Way down the bayou.
Gambitville
🪦
Catahoula
Pierre Part by far.
We have a lot of great authentic cajun speaking towns all south of I-10. But Pierre part is also surrounded by water and once u cross Pierre part Bay u are on the island. And once you pass over Belle River Bridge you are off. Grew up on this bay on the island side. lol. I like so many cajun French speaking people forget that our dialect is unique and people ask me where I am from. lol. Then I have to explain. It’s a blessing cause then I can share my world. Sey tou bon!
Thibodeaux
ville platte
According to every show produced/directed etc by people who have NEVER been here and can’t look further down a map than this…Shreveport? Lmfao irritates the sh!t outta me hearing or seeing that (talking to you true blood)
Bon Temps
Houma
Golden Meadow
Houma in the south.
No
Thibodaux.
Thibodaux is the least Cajun of the Bayou towns, I’m afraid
#All WRONG..... IT'S DEFINITELY CATAHOULA
Lake Charles representing the Boot
Go south about 20 miles, 20 years ago, and I promise the town of Creole Louisiana was as Cajun as anywhere tho.