delta1 wrote:pretty sure you aint a coon, Ant...but...
It’s a lifestyle more than anything.
Coonasses are generally thought of as working class Cajuns. As opposed to aristocratic Cajuns. Though of French descent I’m not a Cajun because my father’s people emigrated to south Louisiana directly from France instead of through Nova Scotia. The Brignac’s in Louisiana can be traced back to 2 Brignac brothers who came to Louisiana with Iberville.
That said the Cajuns settled in bayou country in Acadiana which is the area below Lafayette. I grew up in bayou country southeast of Baton Rouge. So very a similar lifestyle, but not the same.
On the other hand, my Mom’s people were Appalachian rednecks. BTW, I have more Indian in me than Pocahontas Warren as my great grandmother on my Mom’s side was half Sioux.