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re: Does the term “coonass” refer to only people of south Louisiana or Louisiana in general?
Posted on 5/23/22 at 10:36 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Posted on 5/23/22 at 10:36 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Cajuns only.
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Posted on 5/23/22 at 10:47 pm to hubreb
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In 2002 I was on a HS trip in Europe and I referred to South LA people as coonass, they thought I was talking about Blacks and being racist
I grew up in texas and had never heard the term until I was in my 20s, and a friend used it. I also thought he just dropped a small n-bomb until he filled me in on the meaning.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 10:55 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Does the term “coonass” refer to only people of south Louisiana or Louisiana in general?
Good rule of thumb is whether you need someone to translate what they're saying. If you understand them...not coonass. If someone translates then they are definitely coonass.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 12:02 am to Maytheporkbewithyou
What's the difference between a jackass and a coonass? The Sabine River.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 12:21 am to hubreb
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In 2002 I was on a HS trip in Europe and I referred to South LA people as coonass, they thought I was talking about Blacks and being racist...my group was from non south besides our 8 college kids
This genuinely made me lol.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 12:23 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Coonass are like southern rednecks
Posted on 5/24/22 at 12:41 am to CaptainsWafer
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People in north LA aren’t even Louisianans.
Is that an admission that south Louisianians are responsible for all the frickery that goes on in La.?
Posted on 5/24/22 at 6:50 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Avoyelles Parish breeds some of the coonassiest coonasses you’ll ever see and it’s almost Alexandria.
Got to agree. My now late father-in-law grew up in Mansura and lived there again late in his life for his last 20 or so years.
I can't tell you how many times he'd be awake at 5 a.m. drinking coffee with 2 TV's on with the news on both of them. One broadcasting in English, the other in Cajun French.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 7:01 am to aTmTexas Dillo
You realize a great portion of Acadiana is above 190.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 7:07 am to mrcoon
Yeah, my French heritage comes from my dad's family, who settled all across St. Landry parish. My paternal grandparents both spoke Cajun French, and of those 2, my Granny's first language was French. Her mom, my great grandmother, could barely speak English. They lived just outside of Labeau on Hwy 10.
This post was edited on 5/24/22 at 8:09 am
Posted on 5/24/22 at 7:17 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
It only refers to Cajuns. Here is a little history for everyone: Origin of "Coonass"
Posted on 5/24/22 at 7:22 am to maisweh
I am sorry, but that is an ignorant statement.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 7:44 am to caliegeaux
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Coonass = south of I-10
No way. Baton Rouge isn’t “cajun”. It’s Shreveport with the state university and state Capitol. Same with Zachary, Denham Springs, Hammond, New Orleans. Those aren’t Cajun.
Coonass is Crowley, Abbeville, Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Mamou, Eunice, Church Point and so on.
This post was edited on 5/24/22 at 7:48 am
Posted on 5/24/22 at 7:49 am to GentleJackJones
The areas I always struggle to define at Houma, Thibodaux, Larose, Cut Off, Raceland and such.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 7:58 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
I always thought it was just cajuns as well.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 8:49 am to hubreb
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they thought I was talking about Blacks and being racist
My wife (who is not a liberal but is from the north) moved to South Louisiana with a teaching organization. One of her friends got offended when she heard my father and I using the term coonass. Needless to say the b**** was never allowed in my house again
Posted on 5/24/22 at 8:59 am to 3Son
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Sustain
Ol' Opelousas Sostan
Used to come this way
On his way to sing his song
"I can hear the jukebox play"
"Mais, I can hear the jukebox play
Allons avec moi
Bon temps rouler
Sostan is spelled Sosthène in French, and it is a man's name.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:07 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Because Louisiana ends at I10. North of that isn't Louisiana.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:09 am to ShoeBang
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Church Point
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red necks
missed the bawpaw thread, huh?
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:34 am to Homesick Tiger
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Is that an admission that south Louisianians are responsible for all the frickery that goes on in La.?
Yeah, like when we got butthurt that our guy didn't win the primary so we voted JBE in and........wait hold up
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