cajun culture

I mean, we have automatic rice cookers, so why not roux cookers?

In 2003, the romantic comedy "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days" was released starring Kate Hudson and Mathew McConaughey. The movie's title got me thinking, what things would someone have to do or say to lose a Cajun in 10 days?

These are 7 of the top spots for boudin in Acadiana and the world.

It's commonly thought, at least around here in South Louisiana, that Cajuns are the only ones who pock eggs. The game, however, has been around for many centuries.

The cost of some of these items vary, so we just took the best average price we could.

Louisiana and Cajun Culture have so many local creepy legends that when it comes to Halloween, you don't have to look very hard for a great costume.

You read that right. Target has rolled out a new ready-to-eat tofu "Vegan Cajun Burger" in 300 stores around the U.S. Um, that's not how this works...that's not how any of this works.

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.

Have you ever heard of "The Letiche" swamp children who haunt the swamps of South Louisiana?

In less than 30 seconds he proved why Cajuns are the best people on Earth.

My Cajun Elf name is Twinkle Poo Yie Trahan, what's yours?

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.

I took a quick look on etsy.com and found some pretty great and unique Cajun and Louisiana inspired gift ideas that just may be exactly what you're looking for.

Christmas, Christmas time is here. Time for joy and time for beer...or something like that.

The special features Acadiana's own Zachary Richard powerfully telling our story through music, photography, film and inspiring imagery. This is a must see if there ever was one.

As you're getting your Halloween playlist ready for a ghoulishly good time, there's one song you need to make sure makes the cut. Gérard Dôle's "Cajun Haloween" is just what you need to make it a bonafide Louisiana throwdown.

Halloween night will be a fun night of parties, scares and candy. Many families across South Louisiana will also be getting prepared for the November 1st Cajun French tradition of "La Toussaint". Will you?

The other day I was shootin' the breeze with my 11-year-old Bill, and he brought up the Cajun legend of Madame Grand Doigt, or Lady Big Fingers. I had never heard of Madame Grand Doigt, and the legend is as creepy as it sounds!

If you love to trip the light fantastic Cajun style, you could possibly be in a new commercial for the Louisiana Office of Tourism.

As Cajuns, there are things we do and say that we don't think twice about. But, to people outside of Acadiana, these things can be pretty confusing. I decided to roundup a handful of these behaviors and compile a list of "10 Things Cajuns Do That Confuse The Rest Of The Country".