When you fall in love with someone from Louisiana, you know you are for a wild ride—and something special. As someone who’s about to get married to my special Louisiana man–I can tell you I cannot wait! Here are the top reasons that you should get going on finding the right Louisiana husband or wife:

  1. You’ll no doubt be welcomed with open arms into the W-H-O-L-E family!

flickr.com/photos/crawfishpie Get ready for a whole bunch of Louisiana relatives.

  1. They’ll do the cooking—and you’ll never go hungry again.

flickr.com/photos/wongdood This will become a normal Friday night dinner for you—Shrimp Etoufee, Blackened Redfish and Boudin Balls!

  1. And they’ll do the cleaning too—as long as they aren’t using the washboard to play!

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  1. Instead of walking down the aisle, you can paddle down the bayou.

Facebook.com / Palmetto’s on the Bayou That’s how you arrive at your wedding in style!

  1. When it’s your birthday, get ready to make some $$

flickr.com/photos/horngodess Just start with one dollar pinned on your shirt, and you’ll be amazed how much you can make.

  1. If you’re getting married before your older sibling, there’s a great way to embarrass them!

bowtiesandbliss.com Cajun tradition says the older unmarried sibling has to dance with a mop or broom.

  1. When you’ve had a long day and you need a drink—your Louisiana lover has you covered!

flickr.com/photos/cbcastro Nothing says I love you like a well made bloody mary.

  1. You won’t have to explain if you ended up staying up real late with your friends—if they’re from Louisiana, they’re probably right there with you!

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  1. They’ll never forget to celebrate you on your birthday/Christmas/Valentine’s Day.

flickr.com/photos/edenpictures Louisiana people love to celebrate! Looks like the kids helped decorate this gift wrap!

  1. More likely than not, they’ll play you a song on their guitar/fiddle/banjo/accordion.

flickr.com/photos/ljguitar If you have a real keeper, they’ll play you one they wrote just for you.

  1. Along with all the normal family holidays—you now have Mardi Gras!

flickr.com/photos/aliarda Can we say matching family costumes?

  1. They’ll be the most reliable partner you’ll ever have.

flickr.com/photos/smoovey People from Louisiana know what loyalty means.

Do you agree with these reasons? Can you think of some of your own? Let us know in the comments below! Thanks so much for reading J

flickr.com/photos/crawfishpie

Get ready for a whole bunch of Louisiana relatives.

flickr.com/photos/wongdood

This will become a normal Friday night dinner for you—Shrimp Etoufee, Blackened Redfish and Boudin Balls!

facebook.com/FortWildernessPhotos/

Facebook.com / Palmetto’s on the Bayou

That’s how you arrive at your wedding in style!

flickr.com/photos/horngodess

Just start with one dollar pinned on your shirt, and you’ll be amazed how much you can make.

bowtiesandbliss.com

Cajun tradition says the older unmarried sibling has to dance with a mop or broom.

flickr.com/photos/cbcastro

Nothing says I love you like a well made bloody mary.

flickr.com/photos/revjdevans

flickr.com/photos/edenpictures

Louisiana people love to celebrate! Looks like the kids helped decorate this gift wrap!

flickr.com/photos/ljguitar

If you have a real keeper, they’ll play you one they wrote just for you.

flickr.com/photos/aliarda

Can we say matching family costumes?

flickr.com/photos/smoovey

People from Louisiana know what loyalty means.

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