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I have a ton of ancestors in the old cemetery. The most recent being my aunt, who passed in 2009. We lived in several homes within a block or two and it was always scary to walk past at night. But great for hide and go seek during the day.

I went to 1st grade in the elementary behind the high school. Late 60s.

My mom graduated from that high school in '60. I went to 9th grade there in the late seventies. You're right about the location of the old wood shop. I had a class in there.

It was a lot nicer in the sixties and seventies, during my childhood. But there always extreme poverty. I'm a descendant of the Daire family, early town settlers. And Fontenot of course, but who isn't. LOL

Great video guys. Wish yaw would make these more often. The first 1,000 subscribers is like pulling teeth, but you will eventually get there. LOL, I know yaw really wanted to remark about the "brother" that was stumbling all over the side of the road...please do next time.

Keep up the good work and please keep plugging away at showing, hopefully, eventually, All the small towns in Louisiana. Bunkie is trying to make a comeback. i really hope this once nice quaint town (50 years ago, that is!) makes a full recovery. But, with all the "White Flight" that has happened and still happening, there's only so much a few caring townsfolk can do with their money. So far, just the Mainstreet is looking much better. With so many poor blacks now in the majority....this town might be doomed. These folks could not care any less about their town even if they hit the lottery. You have a perfect example of what "Some Types" of people who "couldn't care less" when you were driving through Mansura (Your black buddy parked right in the middle of the road just daring you to hit her car!)

That school building used to be a high school. I know someone who graduated from there. They are supposed to renovate that building into a new school called École Saint-Landry.

What is the name of the market where you can get crawling in Cankton?

Cracklins

Yeah… 2.75 a gallon that’s why lol

8 gallon bucket tank$

What are your social networks so we can follow you?

Your videos make me want to visit mamou

Grosse tete and Breux bridge right here guys. Stuck up in west tx oil field right now 😅😮😅😮 sure do miss home. No place like cajun country 😅😅😅😅

This is why I want to get a motorcycle for Louisiana

Y'all don't go through Basile

The Pig Stand was my favorite place to eat. My mom was born and raised in Bayou Chico and we had many relatives who lived there and surrounding areas.

I grew up in. Natchitoches….and driving to Baton Rouge we went through Lebeau, stopped at Stellys….they had great gumbo.

Love south Louisiana rural areas. So peaceful and green. No idea what those grassy mounds are... no problem hearing you over the driv8ng sounds.

Some of my favorite memories - as a young man - road houses in southwest Louisiana

So many questions! I stayed in Mamou - for a short stay over at Savoy Medical. Waaay back in 1988 Do the apartments on Cherry Street - still exist? They had wooden staircases- I think- What was the name of the boudin shop ...kinda outside of town - possible towards Ville Platte. Maybe there was more than one. It so flat , no wonder my sister rode her bike all the time - while I was recovering! Thank you for making this video. I have a yearning to come back to Cajun country and live in Mamou. I live in NC but am originally from Suburban Maryland. Love Cajun music and food

Hey Guys! Thank you for posting this video. I grew up in VP. I left in 1988 to attend LSU. I left LA for good in 1994 for a career in the Air Force. I visited VP about 1 1/2 years ago and can attest to all that you've demonstrated. It's a sad thing to see such decay and despair in the town where I grew up. Regarding the store that sold single cigarettes, I believe it was called Big Nose because of the guy I assume ran the place. He was a classmate of mine at Sacred Heart. We called him Big Nose because he was very muscular and played Nose Guard for the Trojans. His father owned the store before and it was called Dizzy Dean's after his nickname. I'd be happy to correspond separately if you are interested in more history, at least from my somewhat dimmed memory.

Where was “The Woods” in Ville Platte?

I was born there in 1950 and left in 1969, I have fond memories of the place, people and culture of a once great small town. Dups lounge, Evangeline Club and plenty to do at that time. Sad to see what it has become where the people moved to the out skirts and it's now a welfare area with only lawyers & doctors....

I grew up right outside Mamou in Vidrine and haven’t spent much time in 20 years now, but that took me back. My dad was older and grew up there and one of my brothers and sisters had a sausage kitchen there. So sad to see many of the houses in that state now. My thing was the video stores Mrs Rita’s family video, and neighbors and their family who originally owned Robbie’s and town and country.

watching from mamou. wasnt expecting to see Beavis right off the bat 😂

Omygodbllesslousiana

Brings back memories. Raised in simmesport in the 70's and 80's. Used to be a good little town. Went down alot over the years. Have sisters in plaucheville and Moreauville. My sister taught at st. Joe where you went and then she went to sacred heart in Moreauville. God bless, nice video

When I found this video, I was so surprised to see yall,after all these years. Alot of the properties that yall either video or took pictures of,I still recognize and know the people that owned them still. So many people have left town,or died, but most just got new places. Yall did a wonderful job with this video. Keep the good work up!!!

Alot of my relatives live on Savoie road

I stay here !!!

I live here

Would like to see a tour of Jennings or Cameron or my favorite, New Roads. Keep up the good work.

Relaxing video with some cloud action. Ghostly head cloud about to munch down on a powdered donut. Start at 11:41 on the video.

Really like the videos entertaining with some background town info on this video. Wish yaw would make more videos. Touring one town per week sounds like a good goal.

We travel to simmsport once a month just to eat at the family grill... small but good food at budget price. Used to have the Louisiana Alligator festival every year at the park....

If you think this is bad, just wait unti'll you get to Opelousas...

I've just subscribed and the first commentator! Sitting here in London UK at 12.30 pm as you were stuck behind that Jeep. Best wishes

Love living in Louisiana

🎼why did you go and leave me in big Mamou you went away and left me alone and blue, oh please come back oh baby come on back to big Mamou......Fiddling Frenchy Burk and band🎼

Greetings from Indonesia! please convey my greetings to the Berzas family. They had a rice farming over there! And tell them that i still love their daughter named Amygraceberzas!

Bunkie is dead

Why you let your bitch laugh at the P.V.C pipe cross?

I likes and subbed, I would just love to see the whole of Louisianna with you two's perspective, There is a whispering voice in me that tells me to go live in Louisianna, LOL, I 'm just praying it's God telling me or ...lol anyway, Looking forward to your Chanel

My dad went to Mamou High. Growing up we would go to my grandmother's house. Some of my favorite memories were her finding cardboard boxes for us to make houses out of.We would shop at the Piggy Wiggly and Fred's dollar store. R.I.P Marilyn Ardoin!❤

Yeah some background on when a town vame to exist some background would be great town population etc

I was born in Mamou Louisiana so good to see it again thanks.

My hometown 😢😢😢😢