i've been thru both Oberlin & Eunice many times going down to where mom's family is from!Originally Posted by carwashcats
hey Laureen, where in Southern La. is your mom from?
My dad is from Oberlin, which is outside of Eunice, southwestern La.
What is her maiden name? My maiden name is Fuselier. Which down there
"Fuselier" (pronounced- Fuse'-lay or Fuse'-leer) is so common, it would be
like the name Smith here! My dad can cooooook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gumbo, Sauce Picanute', Etouffee'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your mom too? He will tell ya,
"If he wasn't cajun....... he'd be ashamed!"
dad is from Benson [close to Mansfield, which is near Shreveport].
mom is from Hathaway [close to Jennings, which is near Lake Charles]. most of her family lives in Lake Charles, now - but a couple of her siblings are still in Hathaway - & one owns the family home & will be moving there from LC.
oh, yeah - love etouffee, gumbo - my family has a recipe for a crawfish casserole, tho, that's better than either of those!
mom's family is not native Louisianan, tho - so her maiden name isn't French - it's Phenice.