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re: If you were to poll Americans on how many have heard of Louisiana cities, what would it be
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:03 pm to Saunson69
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:03 pm to Saunson69
quote:
Lafayette: 38% (reason why is there are several Lafayette's in the US)
quote:
Alexandria & Monroe: 14%
Bro there are far more Alexandria's and probably Monroe's than Lafayette's
More people have heard of Ruston than Houma and Lake Charles just because of sports fandoms and LaTech.
But i think Louisiana is a 4 city listed on the big map state. Nola, BR, Lafayette, and Shreveport. So people know those.
however what you are underestimating is the intellegence of most Americans (especially young ones) these days. Have you seen those street interviews???? You would be shocked how many people be like "yeah ive heard of New Orleans....what state that in?"
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Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:05 pm to yellowfin
When I was a wee tot in MS, Baton Rouge was this distant place in the Far West, where had once dwelt a mythic figure from days of yore named Pistol Pete
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:07 pm to Kafka
quote:
bill russell
He’s one… also Huey Newton (founder of the Black Panthers) and a bunch others… Prince and OJ family originally from the area also
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:08 pm to Hester Carries
quote:"1776, dat when dey discuvva America"
"yeah ive heard of New Orleans....what state that in?"
- overheard a few years ago at a convenient sto
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:11 pm to Saunson69
Monroe should be 3 or 4
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:22 pm to tigerfan84
quote:
Brittney Spears fans will know she’s from Kentwood
Can't tell you how many times I've heard that over the decades when someone asks me where I'm from.
Them - "so where you from?"
Me - "Kentwood"
Them - "that's where Brittney Spears is from"
Me - "yeah, I know"
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:32 pm to S
quote:
Neutral Milk Hotel
Embarrassed to not have known they originated from the great town of Ruston. Blessings be upon you for delivering this knowledge to Oldmanbeasley.
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:35 pm to Saunson69
No Pierre Part? frick you man.
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:38 pm to Saunson69
I don't know, but I can guarantee at least 99% won't know how to pronounce Iowa, Louisiana.
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:38 pm to Kafka
New Orleans area resident typical
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:43 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
quote:
Lake Charles and Houma too high IMO. It's a big country.
Thibodaux would have a little more name recognition due to Nicholls and athletics.
Also, not sure if Cut Off or Larose would register with big sports names like Bobby Hebert and Coach O.
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:44 pm to Saunson69
Funroe? 110%
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:46 pm to lepdagod
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Monroe too low… believe it or not a good bit of the Black people you run into California (particularly LA and Oakland) families originally from that area… same thing in Chicago
Back in the day it was common in the summer to see license plates from Cali, Michigan and Illinois. People visiting the folks back home.
Shreveport is well known because of Barksdale. Everybody who's served in the Air Force has been stationed there or knows someone who was. Ditto Leesville/Deridder and Ft Polk or whatever it is now.
Natchitoches, Steel Magnolias and meat pies.
Monroe, Duck Dynasty.
Ferriday, Swaggart, Lewis and Gilley.
You'd be surprised at how many people have heard of Winnfield.
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:47 pm to Kafka
Thanks to Duck Dynasty a lot of people in the US and abroad know Monroe, or at least West Monroe. I would put it as the third most well known behind NOLA and BR.
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:52 pm to Hamma1122
quote:There used to be Yats who viewed Laplace as The North and BR as Canada.
New Orleans area resident typical
I don't know how many of those are left now
Posted on 4/12/25 at 10:58 pm to Hester Carries
quote:Alex - 18
Bro there are far more Alexandria's and probably Monroe's than Lafayette's
Monroe - 39
Laffy - 27
Posted on 4/12/25 at 11:04 pm to Kafka
Fun fact: Ellick was named after Alexander Fulton, a leader of the Whiskey Rebellion who fled to Spanish Louisiana and set up a trading post where his namesake city now stands.
Posted on 4/12/25 at 11:07 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:or Nackadicks
I can guarantee at least 99% won't know how to pronounce Iowa, Louisiana.
Posted on 4/12/25 at 11:44 pm to Saunson69
Pierre Part, La. just from people watching "Swamp People" and seeing Troy Landry and company killing alligators for the last dozen or so years.
Posted on 4/12/25 at 11:59 pm to Saunson69
Slidell 100% because everyone knows it sucks.
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