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“Coonass” refers to the people of the bayou and swamp areas of South Louisiana settled by the French. The term comes from the rings on a coon’s tail. The folks in the bayou country of South Louisiana would walk through the bayous and swamps with few or no clothes. As the water level would rise and fall, they would have sunburn/tan lines that looked like rings up an down their body like the rings on a coon’s tail.
So they called that “coonass.”
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“Coonass” refers to the people of the bayou and swamp areas of South Louisiana settled by the French. The term comes from the rings on a coon’s tail. The folks in the bayou country of South Louisiana would walk through the bayous and swamps with few or no clothes. As the water level would rise and fall, they would have sunburn/tan lines that looked like rings up an down their body like the rings on a coon’s tail.
So they called that “coonass.”
Good one!
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I always wondered what a coonass was.
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What about the Germans in south Louisiana? They been there longer than the Acadians. Louis XV sent them in!
For a Reason!!!
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Part black, part French Cajun. Creole is different than Coonass. DF Yep. French, Black and Indian. A society unto themselves and a proud one. I never realized how many “Indians” Louisiana had until the Casinos started opening up. There's another ethnic subgroup in LA, Redbones. They're largely in Western LA. During early times, there was a no-man's land between English and Spanish legal jurisdictions. Outlaws would often end up there, avoiding the law. After the Battle of New Orleans, Jean Lafitte's pirates were pardoned, a lot of them North African Arabs. Some stayed in the state. Redbones tend to be clannish, don't like outsiders, at least in olden times. They tend to be darker skinned, but don't show much if any African influence. To me, they don't look much like American Indians. Just picture Omar Qaddafi, short, stocky, stout built. That's why I think the Jean Lafitte influence makes sense. That's my theory. Speaking of Indians, when casino money started flowing, everyone with Indian blood wanted in. The certified Indians were pretty quick to close the books. A lot of folks had no solid genealogical documentation, so they were (and are) out. Who said blood was thicker than money..... Interesting state, Louisiana. Now, who can say we not diverse... DF
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Here is your answer, the term “Cajun” was pronounced Ca-Hoon by the Spanish and morphology brought it to “Coon-ASS”. The origin has absolutely nothing to do with raccoons. The term “Poarch Monkey” was coined with the merger of Poarch Creek Indian Tribe with Negros. It morphed into “Porch Monkey” for Lazy Negro. “Raising Cain/Cane” is a phrase from the Mobile Alabama area where folk would party on Joe Cain’s (refounder of Mardi Gras) Grave. Mobile Al is the oldest Mardi Gras in the nation. Here is another interesting bit of history https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...ast-american-slave-ship-found-in-alabama
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What about the Germans in south Louisiana? They been there longer than the Acadians. Louis XV sent them in!
For a Reason!!! There are quite a few. Schwartzenberg, Grevemberg, Hoffpauir. But they fell in with the Cajun ladies and,,,,,
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Only thing Yankees know is it gets hot here in the summer and we know they can’t cook worth a s hit!! Yankees are anyone north of Shreveport.
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What about the Germans in south Louisiana? They been there longer than the Acadians. Louis XV sent them in!
For a Reason!!! There are quite a few. Schwartzenberg, Grevemberg, Hoffpauir. But they fell in with the Cajun ladies and,,,,, LOL! Yeah I got a good friend in Abita Springs. Harmeyer. Hadn’t see him in years.
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What about the Germans in south Louisiana? They been there longer than the Acadians. Louis XV sent them in!
For a Reason!!! There are quite a few. Schwartzenberg, Grevemberg, Hoffpauir. But they fell in with the Cajun ladies and,,,,, LOL! Yeah I got a good friend in Abita Springs. Harmeyer. Hadn’t see him in years. Abita is a nice area. It got inundated with Nawlins types.
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Does anyone ever say..."gimme some o dat coonass"?
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Wow! You guys are a wealth of interesting history.
Regarding rednecks, even New Jersey has some. In the south of the state we have the Pineys, living in the Pine Barrens (where the Jersey Devil lives). In the north, we have Jackson Whites, a bunch of mulattoes living in the hills on the border of NJ and NY since the British threw the Dutch out of New Amsterdam.
When there is a possible casino involved, "Indians" come out of the woodwork. Our Jackson Whites tried to declare themselves Native Americans and get some goodies.
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Dirt Farmer,
That "no mans land" you speak of was known as "the Redlands". And they enjoyed some pretty well established autonomy. ( As you well know!).
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Other post are fiction on the original subject, mine is fact
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Does anyone ever say..."gimme some o dat coonass"? However! Some of us have drank a gallon or two of "coondick"!
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The germans came into Alabama first then spread to Louisiana
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Does anyone ever say..."gimme some o dat coonass"? Coonass foreplay is mostly like, “gitindetruck, bitch”.
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The germans came into Alabama first then spread to Louisiana Do you know why? 😉
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