re: What’s the big deal with Lafayette

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I can assure you once gone, that dialect is recognizable and persists.

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The accent is like a vestigial organ, though. Most of those folks probably never spoke a word of cajun french that wasn't some catch phrase that gets often repeated. Effectively, the accent is passed down but the language isn't. I'm from Lafayette and occasionally lapse myself. I had a few teachers that encourage proper enunciation and I have worked at it. Alcohol used to bring the accent back at times. Old age seems to be doing it too.

I gotta admit, though, I do like the accent. It's like a comfort thing to me now.

The wife and I are contemplating getting a place on a large reservoir on the Texas/Louisiana border.