List of city nicknames in Louisiana
This partial list of city nicknames in Louisiana compiles the
chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]
Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.
- Baton Rouge – Big Raggedy[3]
- Breaux Bridge – Crayfish Capital of the World[4] or Crawfish Capital of the World (In Louisiana vernacular, "Crawfish" would be the correct way to say it.)[5][6]
- Des Allemands – Catfish Capital of the World[4]
- Dubach – Dogtrot Capital of the World[7]
- Gonzales – Jambalaya Capital of the World[4][8]
- Gueydan – Duck Capital of America[9]
- Jennings – Cradle of Louisiana Oil[10]
- Lake Charles - The Chuck
- Lafayette
- The Heart of Acadiana[11]
- The Flats
- Lecompte – Pie Capital of Louisiana[8]
- New Orleans
- America's Favorite City[12]
- America's Most Interesting City[12]
- America’s Most European City[12]
- America's European Masterpiece[12]
- The Big Easy[12][13][14]
- Birthplace of Jazz[12]
- City of the Chefs[12]
- City of Festivals[12]
- City of Mystery[12]
- The City that Care Forgot[12][15][16]
- The Crescent City[12][13][17][18]
- Mardi Gras City[12]
- Nawlins[13]
- New York of the South[19]
- NOLA[13]
- Paris of the South[12]
- Queen City of the South[12]
- The Queen of the Mississippi[12][13]
- Saint City[12]
- Super Bowl City[12]
- Ponchatoula – Strawberry Capital of the World[20][21]
- Rayne – Frog Capital of the World[4][22]
- Shreveport – Ratchet City[23]
- Slidell – The Camellia City (official), The Dell
- St. Martinville – Birthplace of Acadiana[24]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.
- ^ a b Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :) Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
- ISBN 1-932841-34-2
- ^ a b c d Faber, Harold (September 12, 1993). "The World Capital of Whatever". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, Chamber of Commerce website, accessed July 3, 2008
- ^ Welcome to Dubach, Louisiana
- ^ Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
- Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
- Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ Lafayette History, accessed September 27, 2007. "Lafayette, the heart of Acadiana and the unofficial capital of Cajun Country."
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q New Orleans Nicknames Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau website accessed December 25, 2008
- ^ a b c d e U.S. City Monikers, Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008
- ^ Tagline Guru City Branding Survey, Tagline Guru website, accessed August 18, 2009
- ^ New Orleans—"The City That Care Forgot" and Other Nicknames - A Preliminary Investigation Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://paulvargas1.wor dpress.com/the-city-that-care-forgot/
- ^ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
- ^ New Orleans profile, accessed April 7, 2007. "Because it was built on a great turn of the river, it is known as the Crescent City."
- ^ Barry Popik, New York of the South, March 27, 2005
- Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ McKinney, Wanda (April 2005). "Our Favorite Town Slogans". Southern Living. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007.
- Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
- ^ John Ortved (April 11, 2013). "Ratchet: The Rap Insult That Became a Compliment". New York. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
Ratchet can be traced back to the neighborhood of Cedar Grove in Shreveport, Louisiana.
- ^ St. Martinville Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
