Hmm, never knew the origin of Prien Lake. I love learning about the origin of place names. Some are so out there, I don't know that I want to know. Lol!
For instance, does anyone REALLY want to know why the town "Maringouin" got it's name? I sure has hell don't. That place must have been miserable when it was first settled to get a name like that.
We have such a unique mixture of native American and french names in our culture. It really is hard to know where a place really got it's name from sometimes, especially when you have the french twist added to an indian term.
I wish I had learned more of the language when I was a kid, or at least retained it, but I hope to relearn it and pass on to my kids. Otherwise, the language will sadly die, as there are not many fluent cajun french speakers left anymore. I work in a parish where a few of our farmers (and some of my coworkers) are still fluent, but their numbers are dwindling.
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