Top Things Louisianians Want The World To Know [LIST]

Louisiana is one of the most beautiful, and often most misunderstood states in our great country.

Louisiana is as diverse as our gumbo recipes and sometimes the rest of the world can't wrap their minds around us. However, every person in Louisiana knows what's up, and here's a list of what we want the rest of the world to know.

1. We don't believe in "counties".

That's right, in our great state we have absolutely zero counties. We've separated our wonderful state into parishes, and I don't know why, but I like it.

2. Festivals are life.

It seems like no matter the day of the year, you can find a festival somewhere in this state. We celebrate the important stuff, but we also like to throw parties for no reason at all. If you don't understand this, you're probably not a Louisianian.

3. Mardi Gras beads are priceless.

Most Louisianians treat a massive Mardi Gras bead haul as if we hit the lottery. True Louisianians know the cups are better, though.

4. Crawfish are sacred around here.

To the rest of the world, some crawfish may just feel like another meal. Down here, crawfish is life and we would eat pound after pound daily if we had the time or could afford it.

5. Football might as well be a religion.

In Louisiana, we love two things. Each other and football. Everything we do in this state centers around those two things. LSU, Saints, and high school football could pass as a religion around these parts.

6. It's "New Or-Lins"

You can always tell if someone isn't from the boot state. They'll always ask you what city your from followed by "Is that close to New Orleans?" Also, they'll never pronounce New Orleans the way we do, which is 9 times out of 10, "New Or-lins" although we'll accept "Or-Leenz" as well.

7. Humidity down here is real, and it never leaves.

If Louisianians woke up on a day with no humidity, we probably wouldn't know what to do. Yes it's bad, and no we never get used to it.