I Got Lost In Louisiana For A Week. This Is What I Saw.
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Oh my gosh! You never know what you'll see when you get back into the Louisiana backroads.
If you’ve ever been to Louisiana, you probably went to New Orleans, got drunk, got back on your plane and left. If you did that, you missed out on a whole lotta stuff.
When I first got to Louisiana, of course I did that New Orleans thing. But only for a couple days. Then, I took off and headed up through cajun country, into the woods, over the river, past all the farmland and Shreveport and into Arkansas. The whole trip took 5 days.
And boy did I see a lot. And they sure were nice days for Louisiana backroadin. Partly cloudy and 75 degrees in the springtime.
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A 6 piece crawfish had me dying 🤣🤣. One thing I’ll add, you said, they put more emphasis on hunting and fishing than education… education is a broad term. You need to be taught the things it takes to thrive in your environment, we might not do so well in a big city, but on the water we survive on things that some pay $35 a plate to eat in a fancy restaurant.
Amen.
$35? Most of those fools pay a lot more than that 😂
@@franzgeil422 Nick needs to come back now, August season just started…(white shrimp)
It really bothers me that Nick said people in Louisiana pay more attention to hunting fishing and not on education. Shame on you Nick. Hunting and fishing is in our blood. Education is extremely important to us. As far low income families and drug abuse another shame on you. Tell me something where do you live. I guess no poor families (your words not mine) in your city, no drug abuse and heaven forbid no prisons.
It’s a sad day when a grown man makes money on U-Tube put down Louisiana
Yea he is tripping for real lmao,,, nah he has a point but what place isn’t like that , we are messed up half the population gives a dam the other half of the state don’t , and the criminals come from lack opportunity , right now teenagers see way more money looking in the streets than a job who only wants to work you 20 hours a week
I was born and raised in Louisiana and the folks are great.
Me too! Raised in Lafayette and went to high school in Lake Charles… college in Ruston. I married a military man, and live in Nebraska now, but miss Louisiana every day. Those damn hurricanes… The only reason we can’t go back. Nicest people in the world.
Bonjour voisin
My son lives in New Orleans. First time I went down there from my home state of Washington, I was amazed at how friendly he people were, no matter if they were black or white, just nice people, so different from Washington State.
It’s the people that make Louisiana a special state.
We really all do love each other down here❤
Thats cool I am from Washington my EX was from LA we visited a few times awesome people bro inlaw also from there
@@BayoubebeWhat area you from? I'm in Houma😊
@@JuicyPeaches504 I’m in Houma also😃
@@Bayoubebe oh wow that's crazy!! I seen a comment on another video of his where you mentioned you were 40 minutes southwest of New Orleans and I was like hey that's where I'm at lol!!
This is fascinating! I like the profiles on smaller places. Cities are interesting, but the people in the backwoods have a lot to say! 😄Thank you Nick! Your videos are always on point! I’m a huge fan!✨💛
Ok Kate!
@@NickJohnson
Correction, Louisiana is not where slavery was "born".
Slovenia is where the word slave comes from. Africa was and is the capital of slavery. I'm sure you heard the Egyptians had their slaves build the pyramids. To this day there is still mass slavery in Africa.
@@mapexzildjian6361 you're absolutely correct about your, post on slavery, it's still going on to this day, I can buy a wife for 2 Grand here in Cleveland Ohio ‼️👍
the guy eating the chicken is the best😁 that’s some good, wholesome Louisiana!
That was the best chicken I've ever had do you agree lolly?
@NickJohnson south Louisiana people are not rednecks they're coonasses
See my comment above about that Man. Much respect and appreciation for Him.
C'est Louisiana madame
Watching a guy eating gizzards talking with his mouth full was gross, even if he was friendly.
I’m 72 , borne and raised in Shreveport. You did a very good job crisscrossing Sportsman Paradise and sharing a quick glimpse of our colorful state. Thank you!
Bonjour mes voisin du nord.
It's nice to hear from good people in a world that looks not so good sometimes. Also the lumber mills in Canada have been closing down sense the 90's(from the East coast to the West coast). It's been bad for small towns that depended on that one or two saw mills for work. Building is still happening so all the lumber is coming from somewhere.
Trump put a tax on Canadian lumber coming to the U.S. also
Probaly china.
YOU just make my day! I enjoy your travels so much...thanks!
Nick, I ALWAYS laugh so hard whenever Mappy chimes in! I’ve learned a lot from your videos and enjoy the comedy extras!
Thank you for highlighting my home state!
Any time!
You are a kind (and very entertaining) person. You have such “nice” things to say about “stuff”.
In my experiences in Louisiana here is how I rate it. Great people, great food and great fishing. For you hunters out there.....Great hunting as well.....from what the great people have told me.
Went to Lake Martin, LA. What a great experience! Great folks for sure!
Depending on where you go in Louisiana it can seem like a different state or even country. I've lived in the Shreveport-Bossier area for decades, recently moved to East Texas.
Shreveport has become very dangerous.
Ive lived in Longview for 45 years. Shreveport has always been dangerous.
@@shawnmeyer2788
Yeah, in the 80s Shreveport wasn't great but it's a different kind of dangerous for the last 20 or so years.
Last time I was in Shreveport was in the early eighties, I don’t remember being scared, but we were young and we all drank. We moved from Detroit to Lake Charles and people offered us alcohol everywhere we went!! 💕
Bonjour mes ami
@@vieuxacadian9455
✨🌹 Bonjour... 😊
If there ever is a total grid failure, the people in Louisiana will survive. They can take the heat and they provide food for themselves either for recreation or out of necessity.
You were in my neck of the woods literally! You went to some great places. Thanks for sharing your experiences!
I just spent 2 weeks doing a southern states tour. The people there are so nice. They greet ya a lot. Not shy to talk to ya. Nothing like here in Washington state. I'm originally from Virginia and miss the southern hospitality.
Nick I keep telling folks to watch your videos so they can see how other cities are.
Like what's happening in California and Washington. Georgia and other places.
South Omaha is changing Nick. It's scaring the hell outta many of us.
My gosh, what is happening to our country?
😢
Ask Mappy what in the sam hell is going on around here!?!?
Mappy says he's sad too 😢
Oh no! We're getting ready to move off of Oahu after being here for 20 years and Omaha was one of the two places were are considering. (the other is Sioux Falls, SD). Hope nothing too bad is going on there!
@@mellowmoods8393 quite the change in climate 😭
One word - democrats. Everywhere they are is the same. CA, IL, NY, The city-states within almost every state and sadly the country as a whole after 12 brutal recent years of them in the white house.
A game warden caught a cajun hunter shooting falcons . He told the hunter that falcons were endangered and illegal to hunt . The cajun told him he didn't know . The game warden said , look I'll make a deal with you , if you tell me what falcons taste like i will only write you a warning . The cajun said , they taste kinda like a pink flamingo mixed with a bald eagle .
C'est non pas bonne .
Nice, Mappy has an LSU cap. Thanks for showing us the good side of this Deep South gem.
Insightful, interesting, informative, funny video as usual from Nick. I always feel uplifted after seeing his travel videos. Really like when he talks to residents. Thanks!
Born and raised in the bayous of S La but left for NC after Hurricane Katrina and never looked back. I’d say your video was an accurate portrayal of life there. It’s an interesting place to visit but you don’t want to live there.
I’m tired of the hurricanes too, want to move, but don’t know where to go…scared I’ll miss it honestly
@@Bayoubebe funny thing, some people can’t leave. If you have strong family ties and love the culture I could see it. For me I don’t even like to visit anymore. There’s plenty of places in the world that are worth visiting to see how you’d fit in.
Bonjour mes voisin
Nick I’ve been watching your videos for years. I’m from Shreveport and have lived in California since 2005 when I joined the Marines. Shreveport holds a place in my heart though it’s a tragedy to go home and see the city turn into what it has. You didn’t show much about Shreveports downtown with all the casinos and riverboats. Thank you for Sharing.
From Ville Platte!!! Now in Pittsburgh,PA. Awesome accurate video! Thanks Nick
Bonjour !!!!!!!!
Hi Nick! I watched this video yesterday but was on the move so didn't have a chance to comment. This is a great video and really gives some background on the people you meet when you really go beyond the main streets. I know their life is not what everyone, or even myself would enjoy but to see them continuing their lifestyles from generations ago is really uplifting.
I know when I click on your videos I will always be entertained and might even learn something.
Haha 👍
That looks like the most wonderful place.
Actually, we have a lot of people hunt and fish in North Carolina, at least where i live. They hunt the deer and rabbits. And I think I'll pass on the crawfish. I went to Louisiana 20 years ago to visit my brother while he was stationed at Ft. Polk befor he went to Iraq and watched him eat a whole big plate of crawfish. I have a picture of it too. It was a nice trip though.
More crawfish for us 🤷🏾♂️
You should try it
Oh my gosh, I'm in N. Texas an La has amazing Crawfish.
It's an event we wait all year for.
Coo Yah ! Ecravisse ,,,gran bon temps tujour !
Awesome you are in my home state Louisiana we Love our good cooking 🍳
And seafood also my favorite stop on the road is Scott Louisiana the best Boudan sausage 😋
Billy’s ftw!!
Gran boudin , verite mes ami .
The people in South Louisiana drink more than the rest of the South because of their French heritage. The French Creoles in New Orleans used to have literally all-night parties in the 1700s.
Bonjour Mes amis ! Parlez nous a boire . C'est Louisiane
I kayaked 2 major rivers in Louisiana, I love being out in the state's wilderness. Great adventures await those willing to go
"you ever eat frog"? "no, not really". Trust me Nick if you had gas station meat pie in Louisianna then you've eaten frog! 🤣
fried frog legs are quite tasty!
Redeep
They wouldn't put frog in a meat pie. You get a lot more meat off a cow then a frog 🙄
Frog legs are too damn expensive to put in a meat pie. Meat pies use beef. Frog legs are fried. Plus the meat is totally different. You'd very much be able to tell.
Coo Yah ! ourourons frites
7th generation New Orleanian here. I know Nola, Baton Rouge, Lafayette and points south like the back of my hand from years of fishing and goof off road trips. Thing makes me so sad about Louisiana is since Huey Long days, politicians have sold us out at every turn to oil and chemical companies, raping the land, throwing a few bucks at the locals, then moving on. With zero emphasis on a GOOD school and education system, the populace has more of a live for today attitude. So with ignorance, the big companies come in a beat folks out of mineral rights or don’t adhere to pollution standards because they know they’ll be gone in 20+ years and law suits at that point are cheaper to settle than doing it right to begin with.
Wow 👆👆👆❤️❤️
Bonjour voisin !
Raised in North Louisiana (Monroe, Ouachita Parish) and currently live in Hebert, Caldwell Parish. No place in the USA like Louisiana. I love it!!!
I also love living in Louisiana. I'll never leave.
Moved from California to Louisiana big culture shock but I’m still here😂
I live a few miles outside Alexandria . I was stationed here for 4 years in the early 80s .After living in Las Vegas for 34 years I decided to come back when I retired for good in 2020. People , food and the general quality of life here are great .
When we showing the nice parts of Louisiana???
he was close to it when he went to Kartchner's
@@innotech honestly if he showcased the houma thibodaux metro area which is a good area in louisiana he could of shown how nice this state is
@@sheldonbnola and Lafayette, Youngsville, Carencro
Lafayette is the wealthiest city here in my opinion hands down megabucks
A+ video!
Very helpful overview of travelling through Louisiana!
Took you a long time till you watched it!
Bro if you get a Cajun for a friend you have one for life. They are some good people. I live in Arkansas and I've worked with them a lot in the oilfield
Nick and Mappy Love ❤❤❤😊😊😊
Always Wanda
Awwww Kerry Lee seemed like a super sweet guy. Their Cajun accents sound foreign.
You'd be surprised ik him and his kids
British guy here: I want to move from UK to Louisiana but unfortunately it's almost impossible legally.
@@MeadowDay Haha! 😂. I’ve seriously thought about that. But what about if something happened to my health? (I’m 28 though). And now would I rent somewhere if I’m illegal etc?
My wife is from England, she moved to New Orleans and I married her so she can stay. 😆
@@Devinn504 Dang so lucky! I bet she loves it there?
@@jamesheseltine8283 Yea she’s been here for about seven years now. She’s ready to move though. Lol
@@Devinn504 😂😂. When you say move, do you mean to another state? Or back to the U.K?
Wow... what a video!!! Enjoyed each second of it! Loved the narration! Thank you! From Argentina!
I typically watch your videos while I'm eating lunch, and I clearly made the right choice choosing fried chicken today lol
Thank you for getting the turtle across the road, you're awesome!! Louisiana just feels comfortable... other than the mosquitos.
A heart❤ doctor would make a killing out there,all that fried food.
I work for the largest cardiologist group down here as a cardiac nurse and yes, we are booming!😅 we actually have world renowned facility here in south Louisiana that has become the largest cardiologist group in the country. Very good and practiced docs here
Verite !
I changed the fried pies to baked pies. Much healthier. Yum.
LOVE YOUR CHANNEL DUDE. FEELS LIKE IM WATCHING THE TRAVEL CHANNEL..
Kindly a shout out ti the gentleman you interviewed, it's kind of nice to hear it from the locals
Frog legs yummy!
Oui !
🎉that David Botno guy seemed like a cool guy. Great video as usual Nick J
As someone from Northern Canada, I’m obsessed with Louisiana. Always wanted to visit that state. Thanks for the video.
Why are some of the houses sitting on bricks? No basements at all?
No basements here, water table is right under our feet. You know that us Cajuns are actually from Nova Scotia, maybe that the connection😊
Was glad to see you enjoying life👍🤗
Nick, long time subber and really dig yr frank in depth real vids. hey isn't it a funny thing that my sweetheart's Grandparents are from Homer, Louisiana and moved (to retire) in Homer , Alaska...? i just find that great and yes La has good down home kinfolk. That feller is right when he said the drugs is getting to the people. So sad.
Grateful for your vids~~
Your crawfish story is hilarious 😂
We have been stationed here and love it. Looking to start a farm and want to change the garbage tax laws.
Stationed in what area? I'm in Terrebonne Parish. 😊
@@JuicyPeaches504 Vernon
Great vid, Nick! ( i love Kerry Lee's accent!)
Thanks for taking us on a trip through Southern La. I've lived and worked ( at Domino Sugar ) in Chalmette for over 12 years, I am an Iraqi born American citizen since 1973, the people down there they've really made me feel at home, great place and great people regardless love you Louisiana. Miss the big easy and the bayou... from a coonass wanna be 🤣🤣 God Bless all ... from down under ( NZ )
Coonassssss
That passenger was an A hole! Did you see him toss that trash out of his window? I hate littering!🤬
Me too!!! Yuck!!
Oui mes ami . Ill non pas bonne !
I’m from Mississippi. I have never heard of “Hundreds of deer crossing the interstate “. Ever
My great grandma was born and raised in Shreveport Louisiana. I can remember her telling me how she had to sneak on the train with her baby. Black people weren't allowed on the trains in those times. She came to California and made a life for herself. She owned a beaty salon and bar. She was also a landlord and a caretaker for children until they were adopted by families... and last but not least she was not only my great grandma but also my guardian and my 3 other siblings ❤️ RIH GRANDMA
I thought it was funny when the guy in the truck gave Nick that look after he asked "do you like frog legs?"and Nick said no, he was like "well WTH do you eat?!"
The house at the 24:10 minute mark was where a 1959 John Wayne movie called Horse Soldiers was filmed
Hi!!! I was born in 1949 in a Thibodaux hospital. Mom and Dad took me home to my 4 siblings in Galliano. On Bayou Lafourche. I still live here. I do a lot of traveling, but this will always be home. I still live in the house we built in 1973/74, with my husband of 53 years (a Vietnam veteran). What I want to say is that if you did not make it to Bayou Lafourche on Hwy 1, 308 or 3235 all the way to Grand Isle, well, in my opinion you have not met a real Cajun. JS. Come on back and find some fantastic home cooked food. And lots of friends! IDA did not push us away! My house had no damage. 49 years strong.
Just last month, from NYC, I visited Baton Rouge LA, Tallahassee FL, and Huntsville AL, all were good places to visit, and the people were all friendly.
Glad you visited Huntsville! We have a Dirt Cheap store here too.
Crawfish!!!!! My favorite
Love your videos. I was born in Marrero, LA NOLA suburb before I moved to NC. Be safe when you get lost in Louisiana friend.
I remember when I was in high school crayfish were 19 cents a pound. That was a long time ago🙉
The chicken is so good! Best chx I ever had was some hole in the wall gas station truck stop in Baton Rouge. The spicy fried was on point!
Nick, you really do a Fantastic Job with these Videos!
never walk in new orleans alone
I'm from Providence North Carolina and my buddies sister used to work right there at Tom's Fried Chicken in the early nineties
This was in louisiana
@@NickJohnson I really enjoyed the video bud I spent many hours sitting right there and across the street drinking coffee at the bayou one stop grocery
i love cajun food, they are similar to korean food, spicy with a lots of flavor. i tried cook jambalaya from watching youtube but wish that there were places go eat
I always imagine if I leave South Louisiana one day that I’d open a cajun restaurant wherever I go. Just can’t beat the food down here😊
Nice Stache 😅
I know a guy from shreport Lousiana he moved their from Wyoming. He a sweet guy.
David reminds me of Foghorn Leghorn. I believe he is missing the last digit of his right middle finger, too.
That guy in the passenger seat definitely litters his little packet at 7:55
I think he fake throws it away right before 😂
Easy man.. our kids always come first. Not every town in Louisianas the same. Just like any other state in the US.
Holy Arkansauce!
YOU ARE SO HILARIOUS!!!!! 😍
Here is something wild: the entire point of the original Star Wars is hearing hearing messages from the other side (Source). The plot point revolves around Obi-Wan Kenobi allowing Vader to strike him down. This is so he could communicate with Luke from the other side mentally, and teach him about The Force, which is consciousness itself.
This idea is all over music as well. Pearl Jam, for instance, has a song on their latest album Gigaton called “Who Ever Said”. It’s about telepathy with the spirit world. I always thought “Even Flow” was about that subject as well. Now, I am almost certain.
Nirvana - Lithium, 311 - Large In The Margin, Alice In Chains - Voices, Puscifer - Telling Ghosts, Tool - Undertow, Stone Temple Pilots - Where The River Goes, Styx - Come Sail Away (all examples)
What up, Nick? Love your videos man. 😎👍 I see you're in Louisiana. I hope you come through Lake Charles.
Gotta love it!
after the food, we start with the sky, then the trees then the swamps with the crocodiles, then come the houses, the streets, the cars a few cows then Nick JOHNSON and a man with a gun on his shoulder (where the others ?).
for someone who only knew America from Hollywood fiction, I understand that an American who goes to the cinema to see an American blockbuster must feel approximately the same as me who is not an American
with all the distance that separates fiction from reality.
Greetings from Algeria!
🇩🇿 ❤️❤️❤️
Yo, at 2:45 I saw some Puerto Rican "pastelillos" on that tray.
When are we going to see some Yee yee action!
Thats Oklahoma
@@NickJohnson yes. Are you going to
Do an adventure there?
Mappy!!! 🥳❤
When are u planning to post ur video of ur visit in Denver
In a month :)
Can’t wait. P.S. I lived in Baton Rouge for 50 years. You showed real unvarnished Louisiana people. Makes your channel and videos unique.
Fantastic Video Nick.👍
Mappy with an LSU hat? How dare he!
🤷🏻♂️
I can't believe it! You were in my area (ville platte). I wish i knew so i could wave in the background. I'm a fan of your videos i watch as many as I can. Hope you come back and visit cajun country in the fall to enjoy all the festivals, hope you enjoyed your trip. By da way sha? Hows ya mom and dem?
Sara! Maybe next time you can wave and jump around and everything! Sorry I missed you! ❤️ 👋
I was far more happier in Louisiana than I was in Chicago.
Ha I can see that Chester's from where I'm sitting now that's the breakfast spot
Mamas chicken in Oppelusas is the best Ive ever had.
Good show Nick
I think the way to bear living in poverty is to have family and people to love and be around... we're social animals... and we really can get by just fine without a lot of these consumer goods we waste so much money on.
I'm originally from new Orleans but I live in NC now I'm in the Charlotte area if you need someone to go on excursions with u hmu lol
And its called a
Parish
Not a
County
Just recently subscribed to your channel, really enjoy the content!
Dude, I live in Louisiana. What did you do go to the worst places here? Not all of Louisiana is like that. It is like you went to the raggediest parts of these towns.
I didn't know slavery started in Louisiana... I thought it was 10s of thousands of years old... learned something today