Evangeline Parish is widely noted for being a "Melting Pot" of various nationalities who settled this area. It's rich French, Spanish, Italian, and German background are major influences on today's culture. The addition of Nova Scotian, African, Santo Domingan and Vietnamese also add to the flavor of the Cajun heritage.

In an effort to help new citizens and tourists with the local name pronunciations, this guide has been included:

Atchafalaya	*uh-chaff-uh-lie-uh*
Baudoin	*boh-dwa(n)*
Bergeron	*bair-zher-aw(n)*
Broussard	*Broo-sahrd*
Domingue	*doe-mang*
Dore'	*door-aye*
Dugas	*doo-gah*
Duhon	*doo-hahn*
Fontenot	*fon-t-no*
Gauthier	*go-t-yea*
Guidry	*gid-ree*
Hebert	*ay-bair*
Huval	*hoo-val*
LeBlanc	*luh-blah(n)*
Melancon	*mel-aw(n)-saw(n)*
Patin	*pah-ta(n)*
Soileau	*swa-lo*
Theriot	*terry-o*
Usie	*u-say*
Zeringue	*zur-rang*