Lafayette, The Hub City - The Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Travel through the heart of Acadiana. Explore the flavors of food and music Lafayette has to offer. Learn about the rich history of the language and cultural makeup of this lively city. Enjoy the events Lafayette has to offer and dance the night away with Cajun and Zydeco music. Welcome to Lafayette, The Hub City.
Awards:
-Best Ethnographic Documentary 2018 - Alive Documentary Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA, USA
-Best Documentary Short Film 2018 - South Film and Arts Academy Festival - Rancagua, Chile
-Official Selection 2019 - Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival - Lafayette, LA, USA
-Official Selection 2019 - Clean Shorts Film Festival - Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Director and Editor - Javier Ortiz Pereyra
Producer - Motu Pictures and Celeste Marfull
Special thanks to all the people who play a part on this beautiful project.
Thank you Lafayette Community.
Growing up in New Orleans 14 years, then settling in Baton Rouge for another 25 I must say Lafayette is the only city in Louisiana where the government/media division tactics don't work. God Bless Lafayette and the people in it for sticking together and not falling for the race bait
When I was a sophomore in college, I went down to the Louisiana oil patch to make money in the summer. They sent me to Lafayette. I was "that Yankee girl" there, lol. Can you imagine a teenager on their own in Lafayette? It was a scream. I'd never heard of Cajuns before. This was the 70's -- the Lone Star Cafe was still in full swing and I went to many Fais Do-dos out in the countryside. One of them they were auctioning off a literal oil derrick. Amazing food, amazing music and absolutely wonderful people.
I'm glad you had a great experience in Lafayette. You definetely have to come back for Festival International one of this years. It is a wonderful city. Best food in Louisiana for sure!
Louisianans are so Knowledgeable and in Depth with their history
Much Love and pride to their Home
That's how Americans ought to be
I admire Louisiana and her shining citizens ⚜
I agree! They have such a rich culture!
Orleans thank ya thank ya 😌
@@joemomma497 why thats what i call my self
I agree
Laissez Les bons temps Roulet
Lafayette Louisiana, the heart of the french Louisiana. Vive la Louisiane!
I thought french was extinguiched in this state, but as a frenchman I'm proud of these guys who keep alive french language
However, the majority of the people who live in or are from Lafayette, cannot speak the French language, only a small few people understand some of the language, even the people in their 70’s and 80’s. However, drive to Ville Platte, Louisiana and the majority of the people in their 70’s and 80’s speak and understand Cajun French language, still have some living who only spoke French until they started school and were forced to speak only English, under threat of and actual punishment. I know because that was my father’s experience and my mother. I am 63 years old and my primary language is English, although I learned to speak Cajun French from my parents and grandparents. My maternal grandmother only spoke French and she insisted we speak French with her and told us to disregard the efforts to extinguish our French language. She only had a 3rd grade education but was a wise woman. The French language was “rescued” by CODIFIL, started in Lafayette, I am thankful for this but in my daily life experience I rarely meet middle age and young people who are able to speak French.
@@judymanuel4314 great historical knowledges.
By the way, what's the difference between french and cajun's french ?
Pouvez vous répondre a ma question précédente en français ?
Did you realize Louisiana, New Orleans was once a French Colony from the 17th to 18th century
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 USA should have spoken french by the way, if Napoléon didn't sold it
Im half Cajun. My kids are 3/4, wife, French/Arcadian. They know the traditions by heart and they absolutely love it all.
America's REAL HEARTLAND.
Such a great culture! Thanks for watching! Feel free to share!
L Mar, that makes you a half-ass, just like me!
You can't be half Cajun. Cajun is not a nationality. Cajun is a term for born and raised in southern Louisiana in Cajun Country. You can be any nationality and be a Cajun. You can be French, Spanish, White, Black... or any other combination of relative blood lines.. There are many misnomers concerning Cajuns and Creoles... Creole is no part black nor is it a nationality. Creole is a person born to a foreign born father or mother that married or not that immigrated to Gulf Coast, New Orleans, etc... and had a child with a native born mate... look it up.. The term Créole was originally used by French Creoles to distinguish people born in Louisiana from those born elsewhere, thus drawing a distinction between Old-World …
@@abelincoln3261cajuns peoples are only french descendants
I love my city Lafayette 🔥🔥🔥🔥
You bad
@@bettylandry4218 thanks 💋
Lafayette sux.
@ it does ? Someone from new Orleans told me it was a cool town ,like family orientated
Big facts no cap 🧢
Proud Creole here!
Truly a wonderful place to live. I love all of the genuine smiles. So proud to call Lafayette my home. Thank you for creating such an amazing video that speaks to what Lafayette means - The culture, the music, the food and most of all the people!
Thank you for the words Le Petit famille Cajun! I'm glad y'all got to watch it! It is definitely a wonderful place that we will always bring in our hearts. Thank you for your time and feel free to share! All the best for you!
I’m a transplant and the more I learn the more I love it! Amazing area amazing people!!
Thanks for watching Danni!
Transplant here too! Beautiful depiction on the area ❤️
It seems like in Lafayette, availability wouldn't be too high with rentals. It seems sought after, traits of these popular texas areas like Austin or Houston. A lot of road rage potential.. like Houston for sure.
St. Julien's of St. Martinville are proud Cajun/Creoles and are very happy to live and work in this great area which provided the religion and education that contributed to our success, health and happiness in life.
Cheers Whiskey Bay!!
Love it!!! Great production!!! My name is Christopher Moore and I’m proud to be a Ragin Cajun!!!
Hello Christopher! Thank you very much for taking he time to watch! I appreciate it! This is Javier and I am also to be a former Ragin' Cajun! All the best! Feel free to share!
I love my city!!
As a Lafayette Louisiana native, I wish this film was on DVD.
Nice documentary on Lafayette. Now you need to make part 2!
Hola from Spain! Thanks for the great documentary about the town I grew up in!
Hola! I'm glad you liked it. It is definitely a great and especial place. Donde vivís en España?
This video has had a profound effect on me. I'm definitely going to visit!
So happy to hear that!! You'll have a blast. Best time to visit is for Festival International (at the end of April) for sure!!
That's going to make for a great birthday for myself. Thank you for the advice!
@@r.jayelfstrom5366💚 for sure! It will be an unforgettable time. Promise!
Come on down everyone is welcome here
Très bien!!! Job well done. My family has been here for over a couple of hundred years and you got it right. Thank you for this great video...Geaux Cajuns!!!
Thank you Amanda!! Gad to hear you liked it! Feel free to share it with your friends and family. All the best and Geaux Cajuns!
This was amazing!!! Truly made me appreciate living here thanks for such an awesome portrayal ❤️
Thank YOU for watching!! It is definitely a wonderful place. I will always bring it in my heart... Feel free to share!
Lafayette is one of those cities that forgot it was a city. A small city with a country town mentality. That's the best way to describe Lafayette. Louisiana's fifth largest city. 337 for life.
My only worry about this film is that it's going to attract more people to Lafayette! Great job, Javier! Thanks for beautifully and artfully showing off why we love this place.
Emilia!! I'm so glad you got to watch it and liked it! It has the option for captions on case Marc wants to watch too! And yes, it is a beautiful place. We miss it too! I hope y'all are doing great! This is Javier. This is just my other account 😊
@@PlanetPrince Marc also watched and enjoyed it, which the captions enabled him to do. He thought it was great! We're doing fine and hope you are too.
@@emiliabellone9725 that is so awesome! I'm so glad we was able to watch it! I actually thought of him when I was editing the captions. Please send my greetings to him and much love to y'all! Come visit to Austin when you get a chance!
I don't see reality like that present in this video even from a passing through town standpoint. I suggest they stop with videos like this also. It's great to know you guys have community pride, I just see more a culture full of vultures on the road driving or it reminds me of Houston. Probably because of this kind of advertising.
I’m from Virginia and will be moving there next summer I can’t wait
The French spoken in Canada is very similar to Cajun French. I have lived in both south Louisiana and Quebec, and have always been struck by that. When i visited France, the language was very difficult to understand for me. English is my first language, but I am pretty proficient in French.
That is interesting Michael! We didn't know that. What about the culture in Quebec? Is it somehow similar? Thanks for your comment!
@@MotuPictures Very similar, but some differences too. Quebecers are friendly enough, but a bit more reserved and formal than Cajuns, in my observation. Cajuns are much more gregarious, and likely to engage in conversation with a total stranger. I've had conversations with total strangers in gas stations in Louisiana where I left thinking that I had a new best friend, LOL. Cajuns are by far some of the most outgoing and friendly people you'll meet anywhere. That said, there are places that people know not to go if you are not known there. Ville Platte comes to mind. The people there had a rep for violence against strangers. Then the food is the big difference. The food in south Louisiana is one of the world's great cuisines IMO. There is nothing comparable in Canada, again, in my personal opinion. BTW, as pointed out, the Cajun language and much of the culture is disappearing, or was when i lived there. Canadians are much more dedicated to maintaining their language and culture.
Both places are great places to live, if you can stand the heat and humidity of Louisiana sommers, or the bone-chilling cold of Canadian winters.
@@michaellawson6298 that's amazing info Michael. In depth comparison. Thanks for your time. We haven't been to Quebec yet, but we are actually planing for winter 2022, so we'll get to have a better grasp of the culture. I agree about the food, thought. It is very hard to have a superior cusine than the Cajun one. Cajun food is one of the tastiest food I have ever tried, even for us being from South America.
Thanks again Michael!
I found exactly the same thing and my mother’s great grandfather and her family came directly from France, not Canada.
@@MotuPictures My Mother and I found the Canadian culture to be more similar to our culture in Ville Platte (French for flat town).
Great Job! I Love living in Lafayette!!!
Thank you very much! It's a special place for sure!
Just another reason to love Louisiana
For sure! It's a very special place!
Thank you so much for this great vid! Makes me feel closer to home.
Wish I could thumb this up a 1000 times!
Thank you very much for your time and for watching! Much appreciated
I'm going to visit Louisiana before I die.
LOVE it!! Great Job, Javier!
Thank you very much!
I love my hometown so much I could never live any where else.
Born in and lived in lafayette 35 years and have rarely ever heard just random french being spoken. Maybe 10 times. 🤷♂️
Yes. Unfortunately the Cajun french is getting lost. They need to bring it back in schools
It seems like Texas with gumbo. Specifically SW Houston.
@@MotuPictures They have. There are French Immersion schools, public schools, starting in kindergarten. Also, if you hang out with Barry Ancelet, you'll be around people speaking French all the time. All 5 of his children spoke French as their first language, and now their children do too.
Very nice documentary! Educationally exciting!
Thank you! ♥️
Greatest city on earth.
Perfectly said! Great video!
Thanks for watching Andre!!
I've lived near Baton Rouge my whole life but I'd like to come spend more time in Lafayette. I'm right in between 2 awesome cities(Lafayette and New Orleans) and yet there's not much to do in BR
You have to Mike! Specially for Festival International!
It's more boring than Lafayette, for real ?
Awesome!
This video was so awesome👍❤️😀
Thank you Sandra!!
Amazing project!
so many people in the oil and gas industry that might live here a few years while supporting their company's Gulf of Mexico (GOM) asset and then get transferred to their corporate office. . .Houston typically or other places. . .but when they retire, many of them return to Lafayette due to the absolute love they developed in the few years they worked and lived here.
Excellent video, excellent editing. Very well done.
Thank you very much Keith!
You really have a beautiful city, with unique views, I liked it..❤️🐦
Lafayette should have been capital of louisiana
For sure Mark!! I agree 😁
I’m so glad it’s not though...it would ruin the vibe
That’s on period 😂😂😂
No you don’t...
it would’ve turned into the cesspool that Baton Rouge has become!!
@@EmpressLilith222 the vibe is already like Houstons though , slightly like Sugar Land but not as nice. I'd say Lafayette resembles 3 places, SW Houston, Sugarland and Torrance CA maybe Huntington Beach a little bit too.
I’ve always wanted to visit Louisiana, nicely made documentary 👍
Great documentary!
Thank you Melissa!
Great information about this amazing area. The motion effects on the old pics got tiring pretty fast though.
This is great!
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
Great job!
Thank you!!
My city
Best city in the US ⚜
This very well done. Great job. 👏
Thanks for watching Tony!
We don't see "color" down here. . .live, laugh, and love all. Joie de vivre.
Would love to visit soon!
We'd love to have you
OIL and offshore platform support makes south Louisiana abundant in population and growth. Great cities. Including Houma.
Mah Sha dats where I live! Look my city on da youtube
So cool!
Thank you Jennifer! Thanks for watching! We hope you are doing great! Come to Austin to visit!
Ikr
Way cool
This seems like such a wonderful place x I hope to visit someday ❤️🙏
Thanks for watching Shelly! Yes! It is a must, specially for festival international around end of April. This years have been cancelled but look forward for next year's!
Dont youll regret it.
Shelley Tuohy- that Vic Vinegar person has been leaving some strange comments on this vid. Ignore him. Please come to Lafayette. We’d love to have you. Once the pandemic is controlled, come for Festival Internationale are ou days April 23-27th. The downtown area has about 4 huge outdoor stages showcasing French music from around the world with food courts with local cuisine, arts and crafts pavilions and more. You can visit Vermillionville to see some original Cajun homes and learn about the culture and even schedule a swamp tour of the Achafalaya swamp and see some alligators and local birds in their national habitat. If you come any other time than Festival or Mardi Gras, there might not be enough to do to make it worth your while.
@@tlandry9689 he may not be wrong though too. I seen some things in Lafayette that brought red flags.
Lafayette is amazing
Bien!😁👍
Is lovely place
I want to come to Lafayette to live and work, was thinking monroe or Shreveport.not sure where to start..great video
Thank you Cammie! I really haven't been to Monroe or Shreveport, but I you would give eme the choice. I would probably move to Lafayette 🙂
Fresh crawfish and fresh lobster...the two halfs of me...totally different but creole all the way! Cajun Rican here!
Cajun Rican 🤣 I love it!!
Dustin poirer bought me here
Thus far in Lafayette i have not been picking up this vibe. Sorry to say.. if this is what it really was all over, it would be awesome but all I see is high traffic and that Houston sort of culture I didn't like crammed into a small space and people hurrying and driving like shit. No joke. And the fact it's a college town makes it like any other college town. I had to leave to go to an outside town to find a nice Italian buffet. A Greek one was shut down and a Cajun one was closed on the weekend. I didn't have many options to eat on a Saturday. Again just my experiences. I came from Lake Charles prior and racial tension did seem higher there, I don't get that vibe in Lafayette. Traffic in Lafayette though is horrendous. Judging by this video though and if you saw me, you'd think I was a native on appearance.
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Hello Lafayette residents, do you guys speak French there in Lafayette?
Hello Marvin. The older people do like granpas and grandmas, the younger generations not anymore. The French is getting lost. Fortunately, CODOFIL has a program to try to recover the Cajun french by teaching kids in school
Motu Pictures Good to know. I live in Chicago. I'm 25 now but I began to teach myself French through youtube, books and other resources when I was 20. I wanted to visit Lafayette and New Orleans for vacation and see if there is French speaking people. Merci pour votre réponse
@@negretemarvin you will definitely find some people who speak French. Just not many. But it is definitely worth going to both places to check it out. It's a unique experience. I definitely suggest it!
A lot of the surrounding towns still have the Creole French. Breaux Bridge, Abbeville, St. Martinville, etc around the Acadiana region. Proud Creole here.
@@MotuPictures yes we do. My husband is 66 years old and he's been speaking French all life. His parents. grand parents great etc
He speaks to his family and friends in French my oldest son is fluent in French also my parents spoke French and great grandmother I don't speak French unfortunately but I understand what is said and I can say a few words and phrases I am from Lafayette Louisiana beautiful city lots of culture. French is mainly spoken in Southern Louisiana where the Cajuns are Breaux Bridge Catahoula Cecilia Henderson Etc
What is that last song called
I wanna go back - Chubby Carrier! Such a beautiful song!!
We need production or we will cease to exist Our oilfield jobs are gone And restaurants cant save us, only feed us while our town dies....thank God we will have shipping and receiving. But realistically we need more. I love you Acadiana.
Vive la Cajun
There is a great film about IRONING with Cajun ladies. You know it?????
Is it a welcoming city? Or do you have to be from there to be accepted? Is it prone to flooding?
It is very welcoming Melissa. And yes, there are some areas that are prone to flooding but some areas that not.
Ole Chef Pat
Ma Mamma always said “ gooOO Mud Dogs” nuff a that cwazy fooozball
I-10 and internet killed the Cajun culture,In the 80's and early 90's everyone west of the Atchafalia had a thick Cajun accent whether they spoke French or not. Kinda sad it's rare now
Lafayette, Louisiana.
Louisiana is french. Onontio will be back!
Wonderful I’m so glad that he acknowledged that this country gave land GRANTS i.e. free LAND to EUROPEAN people while simultaneously upholding enslavement for NATIVE born African Americans. Thank you for pointing out the origination of the wealth gap. Beautiful video
You are not Native born, you were brought in via ships and worked the fields.
Dude I saw my house from here
😆 that's awesome that we got to capture it!
Do they have any down payment assistance programs for people that need help buying a house
Why isn't Lafayette given a French pronunciation?
AND we don't take a back seat to the cuisine of New Orleans either. . .our gas stations have better food than the restaurants in Houston. True story.
I couldn't find much food on a Saturday here so that story seems a little lop sided. And saw absolutely NO gas station food worth a shit. Passing through. I don't think i could move to a place like this plus rude drivers i wouldnt mind brake checking and a lot of traffic.. i was shocked to find that.
@@ladywayn1973 you must’ve been in Houston or Baton Rouge. Or Lafayette Indiana maybe.
@Philip Earl McG no i was right in Lafayette Louisiana. Some rude ass people out places in this town. It's like Houston or Atlanta to me. I almost had a showdown at the Target which is supposed to be a nice part of town too. It just shows. This guy looked at me I was like. Something ? He flew off the handle, a gay black dude with children cussing at me. He would have blindsided me if I had turned around for too long.
Would I suggest people move to Lafayette LA, the answer is no I would not.
@@ladywayn1973 troll.
@@philipearlmcg3964 umm no this is all real. Youngsville is the nicest area. Hardly any of that crap it seemed like there.
My great 8th removed grand father was one of the first settlers to arrive from the south of France Born 18 Oct 1753 in Castelnaudary, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Marriage 14 Oct 1790 • Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana to ..... (1770 LA-1827 LA) I've traced my family on both sides to the 1500s ... Seems many Cajuns have their true heritage wrong... seems few know the real history of Cajun country... it's every bit as much Spanish country as it is French if not more so.. If you are really interested then do the work... I did..
Great documentary 👏
However, it failed to mention the Lebanese influence which is important to the early economy of downtown.
Lebanese is not French
Mexicans stole El Pastor from Lebanese. . Even fajita meat could resemble shawarma.
Lafayette wear your mask!! If Rebecca Burley was still alive, she would get your ass in gear.
....
She passed. She can STILL get your ass in gear.
warm and welcoming to who????????????????????????????????
Would love to see pictures of the original natives instead of the Europeans.
I'm from Laffy, born and raised, and I feel the same way. The people here of European ancestry know THEIR history/lineage but they probably couldn't tell you much of the indigenous cultures that were well established long before European arrival.
Ya I want more of that caramel complexion too and some of the darker. Wanna see those. Got to see those. Brown pride! The browning of America has come and time to pay your reparances white folk!
damnit my home
Hub to what exactly! Lol, get serious 🤣 Most people never heard of this little country town.
Once again an attempt to describe Cajun country that leaves out much of it's true history. A large part of Cajun country history is the arrival of both French settlers from the south of France and the many prison hulks that arrived with prisoners ... long before the first black slaves arrived to the new world. They were not indentured Servants they were prisoners transported and sold by the King , it's way to much for me to describe and explain here. I've studied them for over 40 years.. Many Cajun families have no idea their great 5th to 7th removed grand parent or parents were sold as white slaves as convict prisoners.... that is how they ended up in the new world... some directly to the gulf coast shores some traveled south east from the Atlantic coast as free and runaway slaves white European slaves..
Ugh... that god awful sculpture in the quad!!!
I love the Fleur de Lis as much as the next Cajun...
but I can’t believe they replaced that great old oak tree with that monstrosity!!!
Lafayette is so divided now... it’s a shame...
This seems like the real city. I feel the vibe in traffic. It's terrible besides the fact it looks nicer than Lake Charles. It's still not going to be a place I'm going to relocate to . I wish a place would be as good as this video presents it to be, I just don't really really think it's this one.. not in 2023 anyhow.
Why amn’t my house in this?
That’s where my boyfriend lives
Louisiana scares me
Why?
@@judymanuel4314 it’s dangerous
@@RajaMCool you're not wrong in many parts. Lake Charles so far being the worst in my travels. In Lafayette now and gotta go to Baton Rouge next then NO. I don't think I could move to LA. Some lovely people but also a lot not. Might be 50/50 people wise and 90/10 on the food.
@@ladywayn1973 Lafayette and Baton Rouge are quite nice. Some areas are pretty sketchy. Louisiana as a whole is much better than many other states!
@RajaMCool I still don't know if I could move to LA as someone homeless. Would I catch a break over here ? And what city should I go to if say I don't wanna live in New Orleans? Could be a long waiting game. And My bank I use is not in LA.
And Shreveport I don't wanna go to really.
I love love my city, born and raised here! This documentary was poorly done! They speak about the modern times more than they do about the actual history of our home. There’s better documentaries about our home than this one
USL, University of Slow Learners!
Corrupt Marketing & Fraud
The traffic sucks and too many idiots who don’t know how to drive! Hey let’s get in the left lane and go 20 under the speed limit!!
That’s starts in Opelousas!
@@johnnyreb3542 yeah they can’t drive over there either. I travel from Lafayette to Opelousas all the time for work
Lake Charles has less traffic and probably cheaper but more racial tension it seems like between blacks and whites.
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