11/27/2025
Happy Thanksgiving everyone from our family to yours!!
Speaking of being thankful . . .
Acadiana
You know, that succulent sweet spot of South Louisiana, where you can “pass a good time” pretty much anywhere you happen to be standing?
Lafayette might be the capital mon cher, but you can find a “Fais Do Do” going on every Saturday night pretty much anywhere between Morgan City and Marksville.
You can “pinch da tails and suck da heads” in Breaux Bridge much of the year, but it can be a competitive endeavor during the world famous Crawfish Festival.
In Acadiana, you can have your po-boy “dressed” any way you want, and enjoy the “Holy Trinity” in every Étouffée, gumbo, and jambalaya you get to taste from Houma all the way to Crowley.
There is hunting and fishing and sh*****ng, oh my. You can gather baskets and go crabbing . . . which is so much fun to try.
And yes, there are festivals a plenty to add to your bucket list, but you can really be steeped in Cajun tradition if you drink in the sights, sounds, smells, and love of a “Cochon de Lait” celebration in Mansura during their long running annual party. Nowhere do they know how to hang a hog better than there.
Acadiana’s motto whether you’re in Thibodaux or Pierre Part, Cocodrie or Carencro is “Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler” . . . and we really mean dat for every one of you . . . and for “your momma and dem” too!!!
For Mardi Gras, you can take your crew to see a royal Krewe in Lake Charles, and join the chorus of people shouting loudly, “trow me sumting mister!” at each passing float.
On any given day in Acadiana, you can paddle your pirogue to Plaisance . . . or carry your derrière to Pecaniere.
You can always find a local restaurant to satisfy an “envie” . . . and then like nowhere else in the world, you can make a quick pass at da drive through daiquiri shack.
Acadiana is the land of “parishes” . . . where you’re much more likely to score some “lagniappe” . . . than you are to suffer from a “gris gris” cast by a voodoo queen.
We holler “Geaux Tigers” and “Geaux Cajuns” . . . and we build championship bonfires to guide Papa Noel down da bayou. We light up Cottonport at Christmas every year for all to enjoy the season . . . and its real reason.
Whether you’re in Lafitte, Rayne, Eunice, Mamou, Scott, Bunkie, Abbeville, or New Iberia . . . you can always pick up some cracklings and boudin for breakfast from a locally owned store who’s purveyor probably has royalty status.
Acadiana is indeed the best sweet spot that a sweet state could ever be so lucky to have. It has something to satisfy the curiosity cravings of every one of your young and old . . . and/or . . . for each of your timid and bold.
So come “make a round” mes amis. Come pass a good time and just laissez les bons temps rouler!
The Easy Cajun
