Opelousas, Louisiana
Opelousas (French: Les Opelousas) is a city in and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies at the junction of Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190. The population was 22,860 at the 2000 census. Although the 2006 population estimate was 23,222, a 2004 annexation should put the city's population above 25,000. In the 2010 census, the population shrunk to 16,634. Opelousas is the principal city for the Opelousas-Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 92,178 in 2008. Opelousas is also the 3rd largest city in the Lafayette-Acadiana Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 537,947.
At only 7.5 square miles, Opelousas is the most densely populated incorporated city in Louisiana. Founded in 1720, Opelousas is Louisiana's 3rd oldest city. The city served as a major trading post between New Orleans and Natchitoches in the 18th and 19th centuries. Traditionally an area of settlement by French Creoles and Acadians, Opelousas is the center of zydeco music. It celebrates its heritage at the Creole Heritage Folklife Center, one of the destinations on the new Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. It is also the location of the Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino.
Applesauce
I eat a mango and I'm feeling like a little honey can roll
Star fruit so simple and I'm feeling like a little honey can roll
How could I feel so-so when I'm feeling like a little honey can roll
Tart but not total and I'm feeling like a little honey can roll
When I was young I thought fruit was an infinite thing
I'd be sad to wake up and find all of my cherry trees
Are charred or they're rotted to ruin
It seems we all can't last
Oh Pink Lady your days so distinguished are a movement so fluid
So smooth against my palm
Reminisce of the days when they all praised your sweet Red Delicious
And a farmer picks a good thing
(When you think you don't know you don't know what comes next)
And a kid he picks a good thing
(When you think you don't know you don't know what comes next)
And a chef she makes a good thing
(When you think you don't know you don't know what comes next)
And a mayor eats a good thing
(When you think you don't know you don't know you don't know)
Ripe and whole we can move outside us [x4]
Take for me take for me pictures of valleys with apples hung
Dangling dangling they will be released every little piece does make a one
Brown on the ground can you show me a way I can simplify
Comfort me comfort me after the battles and sleepless nights
I'm just a rush
Rush to blow upon the fire
You're just a rush
Rush to blow open my mind
[X2]
I eat a mango and I'm feeling like a little honey can roll
Star fruit so simple and I'm feeling like a little honey can roll
How could I feel so-so when I'm feeling like a little honey can roll
Tart but not total and I'm feeling like a little honey can roll
When I want fruit I can find it wherever I please
What if I cracked my eyes and find dudes on the street
Waiting in lines or scrounging for berries?
I'm losing things so fast.
One day maybe I'll have a cool kid with a granny but
I don't have to pose for applesauce on clothes.
Reminisce of the days when my mom made it all seem delicious.
And a farmer picks a good thing
(When you think you don't know you don't know what comes next)
And a kid he picks a good thing
(When you think you don't know you don't know what comes next)
And a chef she makes a good thing
(When you think you don't know you don't know what comes next)
And a mayor eats a good thing
(When you think you don't know you don't know you don't know)
Ripe and whole we can move outside us [x4]
Take for me take for me pictures of valleys with apples hung
Dangling, dangling they will be released every little piece does make a one
Brown on the ground can you show me a way I can simplify
Comfort me, comfort me after the battles and sleepless nights
[X2]
I'm just a rush
Rush to blow upon the fire
You're just a rush
Rush to blow open my mind
[X2]
So why should I rush, rush to blow upon the fire
Why do I rush, rush to blow upon the fire
[X2]
One the eagle
Two the noble
Three the lizard
Four the soul