It's The Culture, Stupid....

[CajunVic]

. . . I have a dear friend from Arnaudville whose three kids (two boys and a girl) play cajun french music together . . . the younger one sings the french songs and he does not know french . . . it is very entertaining . . .

[Esqueleto]

I am not sure how many flag football teams play in Youngsville but it is a bunch offer them tickets to the kids for free. Parents will come with them. And they have the tackle teams in every town in Vermilion parish do the same.

It would be easy to host these youth leagues at the UL rec fields on GameDay and offer everyone free tickets to that nights game.

[Turbine]

. . . I have a dear friend from Arnaudville whose three kids (two boys and a girl) play cajun french music together . . . the younger one sings the french songs and he does not know french . . . it is very entertaining . . .

GetEmInDaGates

[CajunVic]

. . . and they would go . . . when the wildcatters were playing in the Cajun Dome, the GM decided to offer free tickets to one game . . . I'm looking back and think we have hit jackpot, about 7,000 fans, I figured at least half paid until Greg Davis swings by my seats . . . I said looking good, he said we sold 186 tickets . . . have to be careful with the give away thing . . .

[Esqueleto]

. . . and they would go . . . when the wildcatters were playing in the Cajun Dome, the GM decided to offer free tickets to one game . . . I'm looking back and think we have hit jackpot, about 7,000 fans, I figured at least half paid until Greg Davis swings by my seats . . . I said looking good, he said we sold 186 tickets . . . have to be careful with the give away thing . . .

Well, I'd assume those 7k fans bought overpriced concessions, so I'd take that as a win since those people wouldn't have even been in the arena.

[Turbine]

. . . and they would go . . . when the wildcatters were playing in the Cajun Dome, the GM decided to offer free tickets to one game . . . I'm looking back and think we have hit jackpot, about 7,000 fans, I figured at least half paid until Greg Davis swings by my seats . . . I said looking good, he said we sold 186 tickets . . . have to be careful with the give away thing . . .

The payoff is rarely immediate.

[CajunVic]

The payoff is rarely immediate.

. . . the payoff never came . . . the team folded . . .

[Turbine]

. . . the payoff never came . . . the team folded . . .

Not due to that effort.

[CajunVic]

Not due to that effort.

. . . you are wrong and let's leave it at that . . . after that, people only wanted to go if the tickets were free . . .

[CajunNation]

. . . I have a dear friend from Arnaudville whose three kids (two boys and a girl) play cajun french music together . . . the younger one sings the french songs and he does not know french . . . it is very entertaining . . .

There are many young people heavily into Cajun Music. There are French Immersion programs throughout Acadiana. It's the best kept secret in Louisiana.

What makes a culture? It is the everyday things done by a certain group of people and the common beliefs of those people.

Everyday things? Language. Food. Music. Work. We still eat a primarily Cajun/Creole diet. We speak French very little. We listen to Cajun/Zydeco moderately. We still have a good work ethic. We need to promote the language much, much more. We need to promote the music more. Seems to me, gatherings like sporting events would be prime opportunities for this to happen.

Beliefs? Family. Religion. We still believe in family, but modern things are eroding these ties quite rapidly. Religious practices have fallen quite a lot over the decades. Perhaps an effort should be made to recruit all of the local KC chapters into this movement? Also, limiting screen time should be an effort by all Cajun families. Encourage face to face communication. Are we passing our traditions down to our children?