THE STATE NAME: Louisiana is another state, along with Illinois, that bears the mark of Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle. The first European to descend the Mississippi River to the delta, this French explorer named the area La Louisianne after Louis XIV of France in 1682.
Chitlins are deep fried pig intestines I believe, taste kind of salty and crispy as potato chips.
Re: Copperheads smell like cucumbers. I have heard this too... One time i had a big one 'spray' and i guess you could say 'cucumbery' -but it was a stretch. Seems like to me its more closer to cat pee. One man's cat pee is another mans cucumber.