“You’re From Louisiana?”: The 10 Comments You’ve Heard a Million Times

If you were born and raised here in Louisiana, you might not even realize just how fortunate you truly are.

Get our free mobile app

You might not appreciate all the incredible gifts we get, just for spending our lives here in the Bayou State.

Our women are the most beautiful in the world! We have the best food on the planet!

The fishing here is something that others can only dream about. Nothing compares to our music and musicians, and when it comes to sports like football and baseball, Louisiana's players are always among the best.

On the flip-side, there is a certain stigma about the Bayou State that leaves many of us open-mouthed.

The minute someone finds out that you're from Louisiana, they immediately hit you with their question or connection to our unique way of life.

Oh, and everybody has one of those "Louisiana" connections. Either it's about our near-intolerable weather, our crooked politicians, Mardi Gras or it's one of their millions of misconceptions about our state.

Whether you have lived here your entire life, or you're a transplant who just moved here a few years ago, you've heard it all before. You just didn't realize that the rest of us were enduring the same questions or statements, so you can find some solace in our commonality on the issue.

Take a look and I'm sure you'll agree that these are the top 10 Things People Say When They Hear You're From Louisiana!