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The traditional 22 parishes in Southern Louisiana, USA, that belong to the Acadiana Region with the "Cajun Heartland USA" subregion in a darker shade. Based upon Image:Acadiana and Cajun Heartland USA Louisiana region map.png and Image:Louisiana regions map.svg.

This map needs to also include lower Lafourche parish along HWY 1 as the heart of "Cajun land" as well. This area is affectionately referred to as "down the bayou" by surrounding residents as far as 30 to 60 miles around. For example, when a person says he is from "down the bayou", it is typically understood to indicate this area along HWY 1.

Residents of the area known as "down the bayou" have a very distinctive and highly recognizable accent. It is quite easy for a nearby resident to identify a resident's heritage.

Cajuns sometimes have difficulty in pronouncing the "th" sound in English because the French language has no such sound( not because they are any less educated than other Americans!) It is common for a Cajun to replace it with the "t" or "d" sound. For example, the word brother may be pronounced as "brutter" or "brudder". The French language is so engraved in the cultural heritage of a Cajun that he often uses French words in daily conversation that he does not realize is French. For example, "where is the little minou?" Minou is pronounced as "mee noo" and is the French word for kitten. These speech usages become especially recognized to a Cajun if he moves out of the state.

Here is an interested note about Cajuns. Cajuns are very family oriented and committed to living permanently in the area in which they were born. While hurricane evacuation orders are given, many Cajuns refuse to leave and will endure the worst of severe weather.

The delicacies of a Cajun are crabs, crawfish, and shrimp. Crawfish is the most popular, and Cajuns will often host "crawfish boils". Comically, these boils are often referred to as "crawfish balls" as an inarticulate expression from speaking too quickly. Cajuns enjoy crawfish peeling contests and will even suck the heads, which mortifies outsiders who have never enjoyed crawfish let alone suck the heads. Staples such as corn, potatoes, and onions are popular to include in the boil. Spicy seasonings are added to the mix. Typical crawfish boils encourage many spices and highly discourage mild crawfish as bland. Although crawfish is also referred to as craw-dads or crayfish, Cajuns do not use these terms and will quickly identify the speaker as foreign to the area.

Many Cajuns have lived in Louisiana all of their lives and have experienced very little cultural exchanges with citizens of other states. While it cannot be factually stated that this is true of even the majority, it is true among a very sizable population. This has limited industry in the state as a whole and also in the Southern region.

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	Päiväys	Koko	Käyttäjä	Kommentti
nykyinen	22. joulukuuta 2006 kello 00.13	5 018×4 515 (550 KiB)	Interiot	(oops, missed the darkened area)
	22. joulukuuta 2006 kello 00.05	5 018×4 515 (549 KiB)	Interiot	(== Summary == The traditional 22 parishes in Southern Louisiana, USA, that belong to the Acadiana Region with the "Cajun Heartland USA" subregion in a darker shade. Based upon Image:Acadiana and Cajun Heartland USA Louisiana region map.png and [[:Ima)

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