La 5 Regions Cajun Country And Greater New Orleans

Cajun Country

• Cajun Country reflects Louisiana’s French-Acadian culture– Cajuns– Acadians– Creoles

Cajun Country

• Foods that Cajun Country is known for:– boudin– etouffee– gumbo– crawfish– roux– jambalaya

Cajun Country

• French language is often spoke in Cajun Country– cher- dear– lagniappe- a little something extra– dose- those– dat- that

• laissez les bons temps rouler • let the good times roll

Cajun Country

• Music of Cajun Country– the fiddle is the Cajuns central instrument– the Cajuns also use a washboard like instrument

(frottoir)– the frottoir is used as a percussion instrument in

zydeco bands– zydeco music is a combination of Cajun music

with blues and rock– Cajuns later added the accordion to the mix

Cajun Country

• Festival– Cajun Mardi Gras

• A big part of the holiday is the Mardi Gras run. Men dress up in Mardi Gras masks and costumes and meet in the early morning to go horseback riding to visit farms in the area. At each house, the men ask the farmers for gifts of foods, such as a chicken or rice. The men then bring everything back to town that they have collected and the foods are then made into a big gumbo and shared with everyone in the community.

Cajun Country

• Places to visit– a bayou is a swampy river or stream in southern

Louisiana

– Fais do-dos is community dances that include the whole family. Children dance with their parents, grandparents, uncles, and cousins.

– you can go on a boat tour on the swamps and bayous in Cajun Country.

• How is Cajun Country different from the other regions that we have discussed?

Greater New Orleans

• located in the eastern and southern tip of Louisiana

• New Orleans is located in this area

• the French Quarter is the oldest section of New Orleans and you can eat beignets (little square French doughnuts covered with powdered sugar) and drink cafe au lait (coffee with chicory and milk) there.

Greater New Orleans

• known for its Creole foods– gumbo, etouffee, and boudin

• other foods or desserts that you can order at restaurants in New Orleans include:– red beans and rice, po’boys, catfish, and

crawfish– bread pudding, pralines, and pecan pie

Greater New Orleans

• Music of Greater New Orleans– New Orleans is the birthplace for jazz– Zydeco music is also found in New Orleans

Greater New Orleans

• Festival

– Mardi Gras is Louisiana’s most famous festival held in New Orleans

– During Mardi Gras you can go to parades

• Places to Visit

– Aquarium of the Americas

– Audubon Zoological Gardens

– Louisiana State Museum

• What other region is Greater New Orleans similar to?