Cajun – Nathan Abshire – French Blues – slide
Cajun accordionist Nathan Abshire’s “French Blues”. One of his best songs. Slide is my tribute to a Louisiana crawfish boil. I hope, for you Louisiana natives who have moved away, or a friend of Louisiana culture, you enjoy the music, and can smell and taste the mudbugs.
Duration : 0:2:36
Am I the ONLY Louisiana citizen infuriated at the dismal status of our state?
Our governor and "representatives" continually utter the same tired rhetoric about our "unique culture" and "our spirit" when confronted with questions about Louisiana’s status as a "bottom-of-the-list" state. The abysmal condition of Louisiana (crime, poverty, healthcare, education, quality of life, etc.) isn’t going to be remedied because of our "joie de vie" or our mardi gras parades.
So quit complaining and collecting evidence and do something to help.
Categories: Louisiana Culture Tags: Cajun, cooking, crawfish, culture, Louisiana, restaurants, Saints, travel
A virtual tour of the Louisiana Crawfish Company.Categories: Louisiana Culture Tags: Beier, Beierfilms, business, company, crawfish, culture, david, Louisiana
When was the Last time the Saints won the Super Bowl?
Or when was the last time a pro sports team from Louisiana won a title of any kind?
That’s easy >Never on both……………lol!!
Categories: Louisiana Sports Tags: Cajun, cooking, crawfish, culture, Louisiana, Louisiana Culture, Louisiana Life, restaurants, Saints, Sharon Denise Talbot, travel
Helen Reddy – Laissez les Bontemps Rouler – Louisiana Cajun Song – New Orleans
I really enjoyed making this video. I was born and raised in New York City, so my knowledge of Louisiana Cajun culture was very little at best when I was a young lad. When this song was released back in 1977, I was a mere 17 years old. When I first heard the song, I didn’t think it quite belonged on the “Ear Candy” album–and further, what the heck does this song mean? Well, now that I’m older and more appreciative of various cultures, I’ve come to learn more about Louisiana Cajun culture and cuisine and that knowledge put this song into perspective.
This song was the only Helen Reddy tune to make its appearance on Billboard’s Country chart–albeit at an abysmal No. 98. “Laissez les Bontemps (sic) Rouler” (the correct French spelling is bon temps [two words]) was released as the B side of “The Happy Girls”. “The Happy Girls” was a huge disappointment for Helen Reddy–it only peaked at No. 57 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1977. “The Happy Girls” charted a bit better (No. 14) on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart–a chart that was very good to Helen whenever the pop chart wasn’t.
I hope everyone who enjoys Cajun culture, crawfish, étouffée, and country music will also enjoy this video.
Duration : 0:2:33
(lan yap)Crawfish!
Some cool Louisiana Cooking images:
Crawfish!
Image by Adam Melancon
Crawfish!
Image by Adam Melancon
Flickr Explore Apr 3, 2008 #296
Categories: Louisiana Cooking Tags: crawfish
Where can I get good already cooked craw-fish in Louisiana?
My Dad is coming to see me and he lives in Mississippi so he wanted to bring me some craw-fish but doesn’t know where to get any. He has to pass through Louisiana on the way here. Any ideas on where he can get some?
You can order some crawfish and have it waiting for him through Wagon-Load Power Shopping, an Amazon Affiliate.
Categories: Louisiana Cooking Tags: crawfish, food, Louisiana
Visit Louisiana’s Other Side . . . Discover Yours
Shreveport-Bossier attractions, dining, events, accommodations and more!
Duration : 0:5:3
Categories: Louisiana Travel Tags: American, and, Baseball, boardwalk, boomtown, bossier, bridge, casinos, celebrity, center, convention, crawfish, diamondjacks, discovery, downs, east, eldorado, elvis, Festival, film, football, friends, Gardens, Gators, Gras, Harrah's, hockey, horseshoe, hospitality, Louisiana, louisiana's, madness, Mardi, military, mudbug, Museum, music, neon, of, other, riverboat, robinson, rose, sam's, sci-port, shopping, Shreveport, side, sighting, Southern, stage, stars, swamp, Texas, The, town, travel
Crawfish!
A few nice Louisiana Cooking images I found:
Crawfish!
Image by Adam Melancon
Southern cook books
Image by SearchNetMedia
Categories: Louisiana Cooking Tags: crawfish
