LOUISIANA CULTURE

WHY VISIT??

• World Famous Seafood
• Music
• Fine Arts
• Festivals

FRENCH-SPEAKING AREAS

• Cajun French/ Louisiana Creole French are spoken in parts of Louisiana
• New Orleans,Baton Rouge,Houma, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport
• French speaking Origin
• Very Strong Roots in Creole culture

FOOD

• World Famous Seafood
• "Fishermans Paradise"
• Soul Food
• SHRIMP!!

MUSIC

• The "Cajun capital"of the World
• New Orleans' unique blend of cultures
• Development of Rhythm & Blues
• Important center for rap music and hip-hop music
• jazz, blues, Cajun, zydeco

FUN FACTS

• Louisiana was named in honor of King Louis XIV
• Baton Rouge hosted the 1983 Special Olympics
• Has the largest state capitol building in the US
• Bayou is French for slow-moving "river"
• The city of Kaplan is known as "The Most Cajun Place on Earth