Ercel Placide, a NOLA.com reader from New Iberia, said he’s aware that not everyone pronounces New Orleans precisely the same way. “I’ve heard a plethora of different pronunciations,” he said, listing ...
Jerry Major's Curious Louisiana question is more than an inquiry about a pronunciation. "Why is the town of Lecompte pronounced Lecount?" he asks. Major, of Baton Rouge, worked several months at LSU ...
Ercel Placide, a NOLA.com reader from New Iberia, said he’s aware that not everyone pronounces New Orleans precisely the same way. Arriving at a correct pronunciation for anything in New Orleans will ...