A Truly Unique Experience!
March 24, 2010 – 11:23 amTo bring an outsider into Louisiana is to truly experience first-hand how unique and exciting our area is. Most will marvel at not only the landscape, but the varied culture, culinary delights, music, history, and much more our state has to offer. Some life-long residents who may take what we have for granted are sometimes re-introduced to the plethora of exciting things you can only find right here in Louisiana is to truly experience first-hand how unique and exciting our area is.”>Louisiana by showing visitors around our great state.
There are many things about Louisiana that can be found nowhere else in the United States. Our multi-cultural and multi-lingual heritage, especially in the southern portion of the state, has been the subject of countless books, songs, and movies. The Cajun and Creole cultures are immediately identifiable to Louisiana, and people flock from around the world to experience the one-of a kind cuisine each has to offer. The zydeco and swamp pop music that sprang from predominately Cajun areas is a uniquely Louisiana sound that has captured the hearts of not only natives, but of people worldwide. In the bayous of Louisiana, toward the southernmost parts of the state, you’ll find people who still speak fluent Cajun French and whose accents while speaking English are deeply tinged with the age-old Cajun inflection. In these areas, shrimping, crabbing, and fishing are still a mainstay of the local economy and the fruits of their labor are a central part of the cuisine and of the community itself.
Another remarkable feature specific to Louisiana is the manner in which our territories are divided. Louisiana is the only state in the union divided by the parish system rather than counties. To find similar systems elsewhere, one would have to travel to England, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Estonia, or one of the island nations of the Caribbean.
While Mardi Gras isn’t exclusive to Louisiana, our state is recognized world-wide as THE destination to celebrate carnival time. Our krewes, venues, and celebration of Mardi Gras are steeped in tradition and are marked on many people from around the country’s calendars as a must-attend event. From the larger New Orleans parades, to the much smaller rural parades, Mardi Gras time in Louisiana is an exciting and spectacular event with each town’s version offering a unique spin on the festivities.
Few areas of the United States conjure such rich images or offer such unique sights, smells, and sounds as Louisiana does. It is truly a privilege to live in such a diverse area with such a storied history. Take the time to appreciate or to simply re-discover the bounty Louisiana has to offer! Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez!
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