Louisiana Cajun Inspired Olympic Events – 11 Gold Medals We’d Win

Yesterday afternoon as I sat in a waiting room at the Ochsner Hospital in Lafayette I was biding my time watching the Olympics on the waiting area's television. I and this other fellow from Opelousas were waxing eloquently about some of the events that we didn't understand. I get the running and jumping but dancing with a ball or underwater skateboarding totally escapes my limited ability to think.

So as we watched the swimming, which is a sport I do understand, we started discussing what a "Louisiana Cajun Olympics" would look like. Okay, we probably would have more water safety concerns in the Vermilion River than they had in the River Seine in Paris but we'd find a way to adjust.

Like the actual Olympics, our Louisiana Cajun Olympics would feature events that are based on our lifestyle and the things that we have learned to do through our extended time on the planet. Just like events that combine running, swimming, shooting, and not vomiting our Louisiana Cajun Olympics would have events based on our South Louisiana lifestyle.

Naturally, in the Louisiana Cajun Olympics, fine physical conditioning would not be needed. In fact, in our Olympics, there is a good chance the winner will have a beer belly and a mustache. And that's just in the women's events.

So, what events would South Louisiana's finest Cajun-inspired athletes excel in? We believe the following eleven events would guarantee gold medals and a big parade down at Poche's as soon as the games were done or all the beer was gone.

Y'all stand up, Wayne Toups is about to play the National Anthem. As we get ready for the Louisiana Cajun Olympics. I am already making room on my trophy shelf for my gold medals, how about you?