Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown-Cajun Country

Don't know who was able to watch the latest version of "Parts Unknown" last night, but if you haven't, do yourself a favor and find a replay of it. It was about Cajun Mardi Gras and featured stories about Mamou, Grand Coteau and Lafayette. It was fantastic.
Also, this clip about Lafayette was spot-on as well. Lots of references to "UL" in it, and scenes from campus and the nearby areas.

https://explorepartsunknown.com/sout...-in-lafayette/

saw it. just a great show case of the region. really shone a positive light on acadiana. i had heard previously how much bourdain loved the area. it showed in this episode.

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Originally Posted by CajunSaint

saw it. just a great show case of the region. really shone a positive light on acadiana. i had heard previously how much bourdain loved the area. it showed in this episode.

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Yep, well said. And if yall click on the link you will see that he feels the same way about Lafayette itself. I will keep this clip for anyone who asks 'what to do or where to go?' while here.

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Originally Posted by LaCajunsFan

Yep, well said. And if yall click on the link you will see that he feels the same way about Lafayette itself. I will keep this clip for anyone who asks 'what to do or where to go?' while here.

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.....Just another weapon in the recruiting wars......cULture really beats cuLTure.....Geaux Cajuns.....look forward to a lot of ULULating this year! Aaaaaaaheeeeee!!! T-Bine, hope you enjoy this one! Lol

Here is the video of the episode :

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AJG_1BoGWu8

This is why we have the best tailgating in the country. I think the University has an obligation to celebrate Cajun and Creole Culture. We did this as soon as we switch the nickname to Ragin Cajuns, and we do one heck of a job doing it.

I think it would be smart to do Trail Rides with horses coming into Cajun Field during the Cajun Walk, very small number of floats, have people dressed in Cajun Mardi Gras attire. It would be cool to bring back Cajun Man, and we actually just dress our next mascot in just Cajun Mardi Gras attire. Think we need to go deeper to embrace the area around Lafayette, and try to make it exciting for people in New Iberia, Abbeville, Opelousas, Eunice to want to come to the games. I am not saying we don't do that, but we need to kick it up a notch.

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This is why we have the best tailgating in the country. I think the University has an obligation to celebrate Cajun and Creole Culture. We did this as soon as we switch the nickname to Ragin Cajuns, and we do one heck of a job doing it.

I think it would be smart to do Trail Rides with horses coming into Cajun Field during the Cajun Walk, very small number of floats, have people dressed in Cajun Mardi Gras attire. It would be cool to bring back Cajun Man, and we actually just dress our next mascot in just Cajun Mardi Gras attire. Think we need to go deeper to embrace the area around Lafayette, and try to make it exciting for people in New Iberia, Abbeville, Opelousas, Eunice to want to come to the games. I am not saying we don't do that, but we need to kick it up a notch.

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This was a prominent part of the Alden report, and as such I am sure we will start seeing more and more of that kind of stuff in the very near future. Can't happen soon enough for me.

Sorry, I thought it was a terrible reflection on the people of Acadiana. Was glad to hear that Grand Coteau is the highest part of Louisiana, I always thought it was Mt. Driskill.

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Originally Posted by Benchwarmer

Sorry, I thought it was a terrible reflection on the people of Acadiana. Was glad to hear that Grand Coteau is the highest part of Louisiana, I always thought it was Mt. Driskill.

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It was both negative and positive in my eyes, It highlighted the history, culture, community, food, music etc. . Now the negative It’s Mardi Gras in Mamou, which we know people get special around that time. Some of the traditions seem backwards, but to me he was pretty accurate.

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Originally Posted by Benchwarmer

Sorry, I thought it was a terrible reflection on the people of Acadiana. Was glad to hear that Grand Coteau is the highest part of Louisiana, I always thought it was Mt. Driskill.

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Yeah, that was incorrect. The elevation is listed as 56', which is pretty high for Acadiana. But Mt Driskill is 535 feet.

As for the rest of the episode, on balance I thought it was pretty good. I'm glad he spent some time on the Creole culture, which usually gets short shrift in anything done about Louisiana.