Laissez les bons temps rouler is a French phrase meaning “Let the great occasions roll.” It’s generally utilized in Cajun French and is usually related to the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana. The phrase is pronounced “lay-zay lay bon ton roo-lay.”
The phrase is assumed to have originated within the nineteenth century, and it has been utilized in varied contexts over time. It was popularized in the USA within the Fifties by the tune “Let the Good Occasions Roll” by Louis Jordan and His Tympany 5. The phrase has since been utilized in quite a few songs, films, and tv reveals.