A few things to know about Louisiana ...

[Catt]

A few things to know about Louisiana ...

Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.

There are 5,000 types of snakes, and 4,998 live in Louisiana.

There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Louisiana,

plus a couple that nobody has seen before.

Squirrels will eat anything. And folks in Louisiana will eat squirrel.

Unknown critters love to dig holes under tomato plants.

Raccoons will test your crop of melons and let you know when

they are ripe.

If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.

A tractor is NOT an all-terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.

Onced and Twiced are words.

It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.

Fire ants consider your flesh as a picnic.

People actually grow and eat okra.

"Fixinto" is one word.

There ain't no such thing as "lunch." There's "dinner" and then

there's "supper."!

Sweet tea is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking it

when you're two.

"Backards and forwards" means, "I know everything about you."

"Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"

You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what

time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.

More about Louisianans....

You know you're from Louisiana if:

1. You measure distance in minutes.

2. You've ever had to switch from heat to air conditioning in

the same day.

3. You see a car running in a store parking lot with no one in

it no matter what time of the year.

4. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.

5. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,

vegetable, grain, insect or animal.

6. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both

unlocked.

7. You carry jumper cables in your car... for your OWN car.

8. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and ketchup.

9. The local papers cover national and international news on one page

and six pages for local gossip and sports.

10. You think that the first day deer season is a national holiday.

11. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm."

12. You know all four seasons: almost summer, summer, still summer,

and Christmas.

13. Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "Goin'

wal-martin" or "Off to 'Wally World'."

14. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good gumbo

weather.

15. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a Coke,

regardless of brand or flavor. Example: "What kinna coke you want?"

16. Fried Catfish is the other white meat.

17. You understand these and forward them to your friends from

Louisiana (and those who just wish they were).

[Guest the_muddy_man]

I lived in New Orleans for several years and the two things I learned is that The finest musicans in the world live and play there and 2nd Some of the greatest sportsman live there and if you are willing they really can show you how to have some fun on the Bayou

[BD]

"1. You measure distance in minutes."

My buddy is from NO. He always would say in a minute, which could mean almost an hour lol

[Water Dog]

 My kind of people (all the time) and my kind of place (in the winter that is).   ;D

Friends took us to a crawfish restaurant down in the swamp out near Laffi---et, I believe they called it.  Edwin Edwards was there with a young lady and the women at our table were looking daggers at him, some of the remarks were, "that's probably his neice" or "I believe that it must be his daughter".  LOL   ;D

We had good food, good music, and good company!  Would love to go back sometime!  

[Catt]

Pat's of Henderson Lafayette Louisiana which is now Pat's Fisherman's Wharf on the Swamp in Henderson Louisiana.

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Hey anyone know if Brunning's in Buck Town survived Great Craw Fish Boil and Stuffed Flounder right on the lakefront

[paparock]

Growing up in extreme southern Arkansas I dated a Cajun girl and she was the most beautiful sweet wonderful girl I ever dated. There was only one problem. There was zero sparks between us so we became best friends rather than boyfriend and girlfriend.

From that time and watching others dating Cajun girls I can give one piece of advice Never Ever Cheat on a Cajun girl. Why? I will leave that to your imagination but they will track you down and make you pay dearly! Boy am I glad that was not me!!!!!  

[John J.]

A few things to know about Louisiana ...

Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.

There are 5,000 types of snakes, and 4,998 live in Louisiana.

There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Louisiana,

plus a couple that nobody has seen before.

Squirrels will eat anything. And folks in Louisiana will eat squirrel.

Unknown critters love to dig holes under tomato plants.

Raccoons will test your crop of melons and let you know when

they are ripe.

If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.

A tractor is NOT an all-terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.

Onced and Twiced are words.

It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.

Fire ants consider your flesh as a picnic.

People actually grow and eat okra.

"Fixinto" is one word.

There ain't no such thing as "lunch." There's "dinner" and then

there's "supper."!

Sweet tea is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking it

when you're two.

"Backards and forwards" means, "I know everything about you."

"Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"

You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what

time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.

More about Louisianans....

You know you're from Louisiana if:

1. You measure distance in minutes.

2. You've ever had to switch from heat to air conditioning in

the same day.

3. You see a car running in a store parking lot with no one in

it no matter what time of the year.

4. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.

5. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,

vegetable, grain, insect or animal.

6. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both

unlocked.

7. You carry jumper cables in your car... for your OWN car.

8. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and ketchup.

9. The local papers cover national and international news on one page

and six pages for local gossip and sports.

10. You think that the first day deer season is a national holiday.

11. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm."

12. You know all four seasons: almost summer, summer, still summer,

and Christmas.

13. Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "Goin'

wal-martin" or "Off to 'Wally World'."

14. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good gumbo

weather.

15. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a Coke,

regardless of brand or flavor. Example: "What kinna coke you want?"

16. Fried Catfish is the other white meat.

17. You understand these and forward them to your friends from

Louisiana (and those who just wish they were).

All of these I can refer too...

My family was actually born and raised in Louisianna, Dad and mom in Baker. I was born in Virginia and still reside. My dad came up here for the drywall business that he has been running for over 15 years.

I've got a little bit of inheritance of Louisiannian heritage, but I am not 100% Louisiannian. I am proud of my southern ways and I love my grandparents (who now live in Louisianna; Grandpa was born in Texas, Grandma was born in Mississippi) and I love my parents!  8-)

And I tell you the thing about those fire ants is not an exaggeration!! lol! My sister's husband was born here in Virginia and he never knew about how painful a fire ants bite was, so we went down to visit my paw-paw and grandmaw (here I go with the southern way   ;D) and my sister's husband finally found out how well they bite lol!

Here's a simple equation...

1 fire ant + 1 curious, brave and idiotic brother in law =

[Sam]

I know R&O's is open by the lake but I don't recall seeing many other resturants open by the lakefront and yacht club when I visited NOLA in November.

And you know you are from Louisiana when at lunch you talk about what you ate for breakfast and what you are going to eat for dinner.

Come to Louisiana As You Are and Leave Different!

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler.

And I love to eat fish bait, too!

[Water Dog]

Pat's of Henderson Lafayette Louisiana which is now Pat's Fisherman's Wharf on the Swamp in Henderson Louisiana.

It seems like we swung down off the interstate right down to this place. Catt, you would probably know of it if it isn't one of the above. Well worth the money and the stop if anyone happens down that way. A word of caution if you are traveling between Baton Rouge and Lafayette at night, "Plan on holding your water".

You wouldn't want to step over the guardrail on your way out to the bushes. ;D It looked like about a 40 foot drop. Never seen so many bridged highways.

I have friends in Slidell who had a wall of water hit their home and it has taken them until now to get everything rebuilt and in order, but they did it all themselves. I have to hand it to them, they are retired, not young, not in the best of health, but they worked their way out of a bad situation.

[Catt]

Water Dog that's actually one bridge across the Atchafalaya swamp, it's 18.2 miles long.

[Alpster]

Water Dog that's actually one bridge across the Atchafalaya swamp, it's 18.2 miles long.

The first 30 miles of interstate 55 from Laplace to Pontchatoula is a bridge like in Catt's picture. I fished under that bridging every day for many years. Great memories!

Ronnie

[Clayton]

I have been there a few times to hunt but not to fish.  

[Guest the_muddy_man]

How many cars did you bag , any mounts

[Zel]

I had a friend that guided on the Bayou.  He always told me that he takes everyone fishing for free He only charges to you to find your way out of there.

[Water Dog]

 That is a pretty impressive shot of a very impressive highway.  I had forgotten the name of the swamp.  Atchafalaya, gater got  Running Bear swimming to meet Little White Dove there, huh?   ;D

Just funning.  

We were told back in about 94 that LDOT was building these bridges for about 4 million / mile.   That is cost effective to the max!  We built a six mile section of interstate in WNC for 105 million.   This was a combination of moving a lot of rock and building a couple of bridges.

Does that brown stain reflect different water levels?  It was about the level in your shot when we were there in Feb.

[Catt]

Does that brown stain reflect different water levels? It was about the level in your shot when we were there in Feb.

Da be water levels  

[Sam]

I have great memories fishing the Atchafalaya bur what stands out the most in my memory were the water moccasins.

They were big and ugly and they kept hitting the side of our alumnium skiff.

I can still remember the "ping" sound.

[Water Dog]

I've learned a lot about La. from you folks and I appreciate it.  One thing I was wondering is, are armadillo's as good to eat as possums?   ;D

I heard it called 'possum on the half shell' when I was down there.  Do you have any good recipes?  This may get an entire new post started.

Normally if we tree two or three possums in a dead horse, say, we would put them up and feed them cornbread and milk for awhile before we bake um' up.

Y'all eat armadillos natural or have to civilize them for awhile like we do possums?  I wouldn't want to prepare one with the fixings and get any off falvors.  

Thanks