Weird Things Only People From Louisiana Do

Louisiana is a lot of things…but normal isn’t one of them. There are all kinds of quirky things that make Louisiana one of the strangest states in the union. Here are nine of the weirdest things that people from Louisiana do. Are you guilty of any of these?

1. Make friends with your neighborhood alligators.

2. If you want to keep mosquitos away, put pennies in a plastic bag with water and hang them above your table.

3. Our towns are all known for something---like Rayne, the world capital of frogs.

5. When asked for a coke, people in Louisiana ask, what kind?

6. Even if you’re at a fancy dinner, biscuits and chicken from popeyes is EXACTLY what you should bring over.

7. Between 12th night and Mardi Gras day, you bring a special kind of cake to work that has green, purple, and gold icing.

8. Instead of saying hello on a Sunday, you just say Who Dat!

9. When you can’t figure out which kind of meat to eat for the holidays, just put em all together!

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9 Extremely Weird Things Only People From Louisiana Do

1. Make friends with your neighborhood alligators.

2. If you want to keep mosquitos away, put pennies in a plastic bag with water and hang them above your table.

3. Our towns are all known for something---like Rayne, the world capital of frogs.

4. Avoid the color ‘crimson’.

5. When asked for a coke, people in Louisiana ask, what kind?

6. Even if you’re at a fancy dinner, biscuits and chicken from popeyes is EXACTLY what you should bring over.

7. Between 12th night and Mardi Gras day, you bring a special kind of cake to work that has green, purple, and gold icing.

8. Instead of saying hello on a Sunday, you just say Who Dat!

9. When you can’t figure out which kind of meat to eat for the holidays, just put em all together!

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9 Extremely Weird Things Only People From Louisiana Do

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1. Make friends with your neighborhood alligators.

2. If you want to keep mosquitos away, put pennies in a plastic bag with water and hang them above your table.

3. Our towns are all known for something---like Rayne, the world capital of frogs.

4. Avoid the color ‘crimson’.

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5. When asked for a coke, people in Louisiana ask, what kind?

6. Even if you’re at a fancy dinner, biscuits and chicken from popeyes is EXACTLY what you should bring over.

7. Between 12th night and Mardi Gras day, you bring a special kind of cake to work that has green, purple, and gold icing.

8. Instead of saying hello on a Sunday, you just say Who Dat!

9. When you can’t figure out which kind of meat to eat for the holidays, just put em all together!

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