A Lousiana creole here, and you did a good job. Just revisit New Iberia area last week and YT video sent this to me.

I’m glad that you clarified that it’s Louisiana English. Accept no substitute!

Great to see information on Louisiana being put out there by someone who's from here and who knows what he's talking about.

Thanks, this is very helpful! I sometimes hear people (such as our mayor, LaToya Cantrell) stretch out New Orleans to "New Or-lee-anz," but definitely no one says N'awlins.

Yes I needed this video. I hate when people pronounce these places incorrectly. I just started learning this language. Thanks for this video

I realize that this is an older video but I was so happy to find it!! My grandfather and great grandparents were born in Raceland. I've never been really sure how to pronounce some of the Parish names and your video has helped! I've also been working on my family genealogy for about 40 years. I've hit some dead ends - including the inability to find out when my great grandmother died {Marie Ophelia Boudoin, b 12 Nov 1853 in Lafourche Parish}. Some of the other names in my family are Knoblock, Toups, Lagemann, Thibodeaux, Azemar and Waguespack. I can't wait to watch some of your genealogy videos!

Exactly on point! I grew up in Des Allemands and lived in Houma and Breaux Bridge (Pont Breaux) This is exactly how I pronounce all these .... including New Orleans!

Bonjou. 💯

“No. One. Here. Says. Naw’lins!” This should be on your border’s welcome sign.

Thanks for mentioning Houma!

Good job! The video was interesting, educational, and entertaining. As a native of NOLA and having traveled to all the cities/parishes you mentioned I really enjoyed it.

This was very interesting and I greatly appreciate knowing the correct pronunciation when I discuss my ancestry. I was surprised that I knew most,in fact all, but Natchitoches. When I read the history of the area I stumbled and wondered how this was pronounced....now I know. I am also Breaux using the various spellings and also an Aleman. My Aleman was Juan and came from the Canary Islands. My mother was a Terrio (Theriot)which also had many spellings and finally they settled on the spelling of the way it sounded....I guess🤔! Thanks again for some great info on the subject.

I have a family friend with the last name Breaux. My familys last name are usually Vallier or Guillory.

Hello Sir! I came here to learn how to properly pronounce Plaquemine! Prayers to you, your family and LA, MS neighbors! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

My mother is from Houma and grew up on the Bayou Terrebonne. Houma is located 56 miles southwest of New Orleans.

Doctor Landry, this is really good! I ran across a few on a "pronounce these LA place names" video, but the phonetics were very unclear. Maybe you can help. The 3 are: Plaucheville [PLAWSH-ville?], Cloutierville [CLOOT-er-ville?], Chopin [like the composer?]. Thanks very much.

My family is from Caddo Parish which is right next door to Natchitoches.

Im from Crowley

As an Iowa transplant to St. Charles parish and granddaughter of a history teacher I appreciate this video so much! I’m learning, but I definitely will always sound like an outsider. 😄

Doesn't Steel Magnolias take place in or around Natchitoches as well? Don't know how well-remembered it is these days, but the book and movie were kind of big when they came out.

Here is one for you - Ouachita. No one outside of Louisiana pronounces that one correctly.

If you're from Louisiana you know we pronounce Lafayette, Laffy ette. Yes the way you said it is the correct but it's not the way Cajuns pronounce it. Homua is south east of Lafayette, it is south of New Orleans.

I accessed this video in hopes of finding out how to pronounce "Avoyelles". I saw two other on line but they were robotic voices so I prefer that a real human being pronounce it . I love in New Brunswick Canada the heart of Acadia where there are a lot of the same family names. The name "Breau" here has no "-x" o the end and I was told that the original settlers were illiterate so the priest signed their name for them and they added their "x" hence Breaux, Thibodeaux and Arcneaux (which is usally spelt Arsenault here).

My mom was born in Natchitoches, and grew up in Colfax, so I am very familiar with Colfax, but not Natchitoches.

Lafayette we don't produce it like you do.

Have you ever lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma? Or have relatives who did?

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Houma would not be considered South of Lafayette. Erath, Abbeville and New Iberia are south of Lafayette.

Clouiterville--Koochie-ville