Jerry Major's Curious Louisiana question is more than an inquiry about a pronunciation. "Why is the town of Lecompte pronounced Lecount?" he asks. Major, of Baton Rouge, worked several months at ...

Spare me embarrassment. Help me out with how to pronounce "Louisiana." My question is prompted by a visit Thursday from Joanne Sigler, a Shreveport native and for many years a Times contributor ...

To some residents of Louisiana, these city and street names are easy to pronounce, but if you are still struggling with how to say one, we’ve got you covered. Give these names a try! The ...

But it would be helpful to anyone unfamiliar with the nuances of Louisiana-French pronunciations, as in the use of a hard “t” in “Thibodaux” or the fact that “Billiot” rhymes with ...

Louisiana's unique culture may include great ... spent some time in the Tangipahoa Parish town (see the video for how to pronounce that) when he filmed the first season of the 1980s television ...

This image was posted to the social media website Reddit showing a list of how to pronounce French last names in Louisiana. (Reddit) A Reddit user on Monday (Jan. 16) posted a handy guide to ...