What's in a Name? Part 1 | Lost Louisiana (2005)

One look at a map of Louisiana, and you will see a number of towns with some unusual names. If names like Bunkie, Dry Prong, Tickfaw or Zwolle pique your curiosity, you’re not alone. Lost Louisiana host Charlie Whinham wonders how some of these towns and communities got their names. Lecompte, Louisiana, for example, was named after a world-class racehorse. Back in the late eighties, it also received national attention on “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson.” Is Bunkie, Louisiana, actually named after a monkey? Did Zwolle derive its name from its famous tamales? You’ll find all those answers and more in this edition of Lost Louisiana: What’s In A Name?

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THANK YOU!! I Love this series!!

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I'm so glad!

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Love the pictures the are beautiful

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Seeing my home Town of Ticketfaw featured in a video!

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Great you saved it beautiful town

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Sweet, try Tangibahoa or Ponchatoula? How's about Pointe-aux-chenes? 😆

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Never heard of those names

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Them Zwolle Tamales look tasty, y’all! 🫔

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that was cheap you had a good time

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Lafayette I wanna know how we got our name

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After the Marquis