Deep in Cajun country, where good times roll amid fear it could all fade (1983)

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• CB

  @CBSEveningNews · 7 months ago · pinned

  If you loved this classic, here&apos;s more from the CBS News archives: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLotzEBRQdc0fQW6OBEH_1PsXPuelWKPY0">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLotzEBRQdc0fQW6OBEH_1PsXPuelWKPY0</a>

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• B.

  @b.visconti1765 · 7 months ago

  Ahhhh back when good times started early and people were friendly and free❤

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• LE

  @leblanc1785 · 7 months ago

  Well this is from 1983. &nbsp;It&apos;s 2026 and the culture is still here. &nbsp;However, the video only shows a segment of cajun culture. &nbsp;There are also cajuns who don&apos;t drink excessively, eat crawfish, don&apos;t care about the American Superbowl, and who attend Holy Mass daily.

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• GE

  @gef565 · 7 months ago

  Hey, those are my people! Allons!

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• DC

  @dcs5343 · 7 months ago

  It doesn&apos;t get any better than in the South! People are friendlier and know how to have a good time. Laissez les bons temps rouler!

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• J_

  @j_thibs_37 · 7 months ago

  I’m a Thibodeaux from LaFourche Parish (one of many many!). Born and raised in Louisiana. When I turned 18 I left home and since lived all over the world. This video reminded me of crabbing in Point Aux Chenes with my dad, and listening to Bobby Richard’s morning show where he would play “Swamp pop.” We’d always make it back in time to boil the crabs and watch LSU.

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• DU

  @dustyflair · 7 months ago

  Their ways are as safe today as they were in 1983.

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• CA

  @cajuncoinhunter · 7 months ago

  Cajun French is alive and well ..... I have friends that come down from Canada and they have no issue at all understanding french down here , I grew up in Vermilion parish and the French language is still the same as 200 years ago , preserved .........

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• DO

  @donaldwalls3737 · 7 months ago

  I remember listening to them on Saturday mornings, such a good time.

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• MR

  @Mr.WEWIII · 7 months ago (edited)

  I’ll never forget about that time I flew into Mamou International.

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• JS

  @json2763 · 7 months ago

  And in 2026, Fred&apos;s in Mamou is still going strong, they never stop drinking....of course its busier during Mardi Gras time.......

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• JS

  @jsfjbd · 7 months ago

  I love my Cajun music so much. You just can&apos;t help but dance when you hear it. I miss my Louisiana.

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