"Louisiana Man" is a song originally written and recorded by American country artist Doug Kershaw in 1961.
It peaked at #10 that year on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart when Kershaw and his brother released it as Rusty and Doug.
In 1970 American country music artist Connie Smith reached #14 with a cover version.
[1] The song was recorded as a single by Jan & Dean in 1966 and was planned to be released on their album Carnival of Sound in 1968.
Other versions were recorded as an album track that year by The Seekers, Rick Nelson, and Gene Pitney.