Everyone’s heard of gumbo and jambalaya, but have you ever eaten king cake, cowcumber, cream cheese or a muffuletta while listening to a spasm band? If you were barefoot, it would hurt less to walk down an islet than a shell road – that way you can just stay on neutral ground.
Communities where DARE conducted interviews:
- Cameron
- Clinton
- De Quincy
- Donaldsonville
- Franklin
- Grand Isle
- Grayson
- Hammond
- Jonesville
- Lake Providence
- Lecompte
- Mansfield
- Metairie
- Natchitoches
- New Orleans
- Ruston
- St. Francisville
- St. Martinville
See also: Same thing, different words — synonyms by region of the country