cajun culture

Did you know Cooter Brown was supposedly a real person from Louisiana who lived somewhere in Acadiana?

Not all heroes wear capes, in Louisiana many heroes wear aprons instead. Here's what you told us about your Cajun Superpower.

The out-of-towners were hoping to get some authentic, delicious Cajun food and, they did...but when they least expected it, they got much more.

There are many Cajun last names that even folks born and raised in Acadiana get wrong from time to time.

It seems a new "official" beer of Acadiana has been crowned but, it's almost like we don't want to admit it.

Could restaurants fraudulently selling horrible "Cajun" or "Creole" food to unsuspecting customers be in violation of the Interstate Commerce Clause?

If you suddenly woke in someone's house, not knowing them, or knowing where you are, could you figure out if the people who lived there were from Acadiana?

Hey, entire whole wide world...you're welcome.

During WWII, young Cajun and Creole soldiers suddenly found themselves in crucial, invaluable roles that quite literally helped obtain victory in Europe.

It's time to get "hydrated and motivated" with the latest Cajun YouTube sensation Stalekracker!

From time to time I notice how some of us just butcher words or our dialect kicks in and we just really make a word our own. And then there are times when to add to words -- like the always popular superfluous "S".

We took to social media to find out how folks in the epicenter of the Cajun Heartland would finish this sentence, "You Know it's Lafayette When...".

Here in Acadiana, we have our own unique ways of celebrating holidays, and New Year's Eve is no exception.

I am a skeptic by nature so, I must admit, some of these sound very far-fetched. Especially the one about eating the boiled chicken foot.

Obviously, We know how to cook really, really well. So, when it comes to a Holiday centered around food, we don't "just cook".

When you take a look at all of the great things a Cajun man can bring to a relationship, it quickly becomes clear there's more than meets the eye.

I found their review of "Belizaire the Cajun" from 1986 and to be honest, was pretty surprised at what they had to say about it.

I even found a couple of "Cajun" movies that are...pretty odd but entertaining in unintentional, and hilarious ways.

You thought the good ole Easter egg paque was only a South Louisiana thing? Come here and let us learn ya someting...

Someone in Abbeville unfortunately lost a piece of jewelry recently, and if the reward they're offering doesn't help get it back, then everything I've ever known is a lie.