cajun culture

When you grow up in Louisiana, you assume these things are normal. Then you travel outside Louisiana and realize people don't know what you're talking about.

From the Boudreauxs to the Thibodeauxs, to the Robins to the Comeauxs, South Louisiana and Acadiana have the Cajun and Creole last name market cornered. Wait, is there even a market for that?

We took a deep dive into the most popular Google searches related to Cajuns in Louisiana, and the results are both surprising and funny.

Jazz, jambalaya, and just the right amount of spice—this is why Louisiana wins.

Remember that early 2000s Rom-Com "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days"? What if it were set in Acadiana?

As far as last names overall, Smith, followed by Williams, Johnson, Jones and Brown are the five most common overall. It's not until number nine on the list that a Cajun last name shows up.

If you really want to kick your Valentine's Day up a few notches, maybe this Cajun love spell is exactly what you need.

If you have one of these last names, consider yourself pretty unique. It also means your family was one of the first Acadians in South Louisiana.

While the rest of the Country has set up displays with Santa and his reindeer, one Louisiana sculpture artist Lee Romaire has set up a display with a Cajun Santa on a shrimp boat with reingators complete with crabs on their heads for the antlers.

Are you from an area that isn’t the Acadiana area? Do you have family or friends that moved here that are having trouble adjusting to the Cajun English that we speak around here?