title: Laissez les bons temps rouler
text: # Laissez les bons temps rouler
  
  The expression Laissez les bons temps rouler (alternatively Laissez le bon temps rouler, French pronunciation: ​) is a Cajun French phrase. The phrase is a calque of the English phrase "let the good times roll", that is, a word-for-word translation of the English phrase into Cajun French.
  
  This phrase is often mentioned in Louisiana (especially New Orleans) and around the Gulf Coast where Mardi Gras is celebrated. It is well known touristically around the United States from television and radio.
  
  