hey, i am from La. born and rasied in Baton Roug and its the best place to grow up, country to the bone. we should get togather and cook some cajun food , i can make it all ,my mama taught me how to cook but i dont cook New Orleans style, we dont use tomatoes in our dishes like they do , but ill give ya a run for your money with Baton Rouge southern style cooking Gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish etoufee,crawfish bisques,chicken sauce piquant,fried crawfish tails, good old fried catfish and hush puppys baby it dont get no better than that. I got some beads too, the glass ones are the ones u want but ya gotta show somthing to get thoughs. hahah lol iv been to Jackson MS too, i just love all of it down there ,so differnt down ther ,way slooower for sure i miss that pace of life for sure. we are gonna go threw La. and visit on our way back from the Jack Danials in oct. i cant wait looking forward to being there.Let me know if you want me to bring something back for you. where are you ? i think you said you were way south wilcox area? my mom and Dad live in Pearce AZ. Yes katrina was devasting for La. i was in shock when that happened, i just couldnt belive it. They will rebuild it all thats just how La. peps are,very proud of were we come from.well i really enjoyed this conversation with you and hope to have many more on this subject azchoctaw. Do you have choctaw indian in you? my grandmother was choctaw indian. Looking forward to hearing from you again.