A Trip to Cajun Country- Suggestions

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Originally Posted by LukeA

Ethan, God invented spicy food and recorded Zydeco music so we wouldn't have to go to Southern Louisiana. Its not a particularly scenic area, and the conversations with the locals wouldn't be all that different than what could be experienced at any random Bojangles' after 10pm.

Hmm, I couldn't disagree with you more about all of this... though I suspect you're baiting people by being purposefully inflammatory. I've never met friendlier people in my life than the people I met in New Orleans. Folks going out of their way in an extreme fashion just to be helpful. For instance, when my friend's fuel pump went on his DeLorean, we had a guy stop and hold a flashlight so we could try and change it out. When we realized we didn't have a specific tool we needed, the guy drove us across town to my friend's house to retrieve the tool, brought us back, and STILL helped us with the car. This was just a random stranger on the street.

Southern Louisiana is quite beautiful as well... except the heavily developed industrial sections, which are indeed prolific. But the bayous, cypress trees, live oaks, spanish moss, and architecture are all incredible. Even though Southern Louisiana is gritty, it's at least thoroughly genuine... unlike it's sister cities Charleston and Savannah, which are Disneyfied posers in comparison (I love all three cities, by the way).