Back in the day that whole area was actually booming & very lively! But, when OPEC was voted in, South Louisiana has never been the same. The oilfield was the bloodline for many families, hence the Oil Center in Lafayette. In fact, after OPEC, there was a slogan for Lafayette, which was We Believe In Lafayette. But it soon became a joke and became We Be Leaving Lafayette. So many families had to sell everything they owned as well as their oil businesses and move because of the oilfield shutdown. It was a really sad time & has never been the same 😢

I'm 100% Cajun. Born and raised in Lafayette. Brother, you gotta let me take you to eat at the best places and see the best sights!

I lived in Lafayette for almost 5 years a year ago. Moved back to my hometown of Shreveport and been back here a year. Went through 2 hurricanes back to back and that was it for me lol The people of Lafayette and surrounding areas are some of the sweetest I have ever met. Willing to help and just love to make conversation. Very much inviting, and the food is DELICIOUS!! 😋

Wait until you get to coastal areas the houses are 10ft or higher on stilts because of hurricanes and river flooding. I lost a house to hurricane Katrina's storm surge of 31ft high water, Moved to Denham Springs close to Baton Rouge and was hit by a 9ft flash flood in 2016 without warning. High water is something we constantly have to worry about in South Louisiana

As a Cajun myself, I absolutely appreciate your videos. Nothing is the same as it was “back in the day “, but so much will never change. By the way, those trees are “live oaks “ and if the branches lay on the ground, they’ll become water damaged

If a black cat crosses your path make a cross on your windshield

Usually, Catholic churches are always open for those who want to enter and pray and meditate. And in most, there is a mass every day. You would have been welcome to enter, even during mass.

My mother was born in Abbeville and her mother was born in 1910, just 1 year before the church was built. The older people, and some of the young, will definitely be able to speak Cajun French. Sadly, it’s dying out.

So the dead will have to turn their head. 😂

Whenever I see anything about Cajun country it reminds me of The Waterboy. "Foos-ball is for the devil, Bobby Bou-shay!"

Beautiful part of our great country! Louisiana is gorgeous ❤️

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I took a trip from New Orleans to Avery Island, the home of Tabasco. Avery Island is a nature preserve and quite lovely. You can take a tour of the Tabasco factory where they made at the time, 500,000 bottles of the sauce a day. Beautiful, interesting country.

Go to Fushauon, Golden meadow,, Cut Off, andGrand Isle,,, i worked offshore for 20 years in those areas.

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Loved the city square. Like walking back in time

A few years back, my son was stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana. We went down there and visited him a lot! Some of the kindest people and the best food I’ve ever experienced in my life! Love the channel!

Man love these videos.. I am born and raised in New iberia. I am full blooded landry. From both sides my family

Born in, raised in, and left kaplan in 1997. My great grandmother's house was actually briefly seen in your kaplan portion of the video. Seeing a video of you driving down streets i used to ride my bike down over 30 years ago sent chills up my spine. Btw that big abandoned building in kaplan toward the end of that portion of that video was a rice mill. Even when i was a kid in the 80s, it was abandoned, and i used to invade and play in the empty structure.

Just wanted to let you know that you are partially correct about the Cemetery in Rayne. The original one next to the church (you drove past it a couple times) is St Joseph Cemetery #1 and yes those souls are buried facing north/south. When more space was needed, St Joseph Cemetery #2 was constructed further south. That is the Cemetery you were driving in. Those souls are all facing east/west. Also, the Mervine Kahn building was a general store/department store for many years. It is now an event venue and mostly has events at night which is why it was closed. Nice video and we love our frog statues, too!