Brad Pitt takes his family on a gator-filled “Cajun Encounter”

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These photos are a gift! When Brad Pitt had a day off from filming Cogan’s Trade, he took his family for a “Cajun Encounter” – which sounds very much like Brad visiting a NOLA hooker/psychic for a BDSM “encounter” (New Orleans-style) that even Angelina wouldn’t agree to (don’t go there). But really, it involved gators. And family fun! The Cajun Encounters website put up this photo of Brad and the family’s tour guide, and they described what went down:

Something pretty exciting happened last weekend at the camp… We were paid a visit by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt!

The two stars, along with their children, drove out to see the alligators during this gorgeous weather. (We can’t say we blame them. It’s perfect outside.)

As you would expect, they were very gracious and perfect guests on the tour. Brad even took a picture with our Jeff Rogers!

We can’t thank them enough for their visit, and for what Brad has done for New Orleans through the Make it Right Foundation. We even pay homage to this by showing passengers Make it Right homes on our New Orleans city tours.

As for the team here at Cajun Encounters, we are all a bit star-struck. Don’t worry, though, we’re learning to get used to it.

[From Cajun Encounters]

Us Weekly had a story about this as well, claiming that the “encounter” took the Jolie-Pitt family through the Honey Island Swamp. A visitor told Us Weekly, “When the guide stopped to feed the alligators, one rose out of the water and snapped… the boys were so excited, jumping out of their seats!” Us Weekly also claims that it was after this “encounter” that the clan went on their paparazzi-friendly walk, and that when Brad got too far away from Angelina, she yelled “Daddy, wait for us!” Cute.

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Photos courtesy of Cajun Encounters.

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  1. serena says:

    awwww if that’s true is really too cute.

  2. mln76 says:

    That’s a sweet story.

  3. Melanie says:

    I love it when they do touristy things. For some reason it seems so unsophisticated of AJ and I like that.

  4. Jenna says:

    Nice story, Too bad he looks gross.

  5. Lisa Turtle says:

    Really cute story… there is something fishy going on with all this positive press!

  6. mercy says:

    He looks great. love love love his hair like that. He’s looking like himself and not like he’s looking a certain way for somebody else.

  7. truthSF says:

    Awww, my ice cold heart just thawed a little with this story…so cute.

  8. Alicia says:

    It is nice to read something true, instead of the made up tabloid nonesense. This, like the Africa safari story all came from the actual owners themselves and after the fact, not during. Good, private family fun!! Also, it seems his wet hair from earlier, dried out nicely and I like his look.

  9. OtherChris says:

    Cute. As a former Floridian, I love gators.

    Yes, I knwo I’m a dork.

  10. jh says:

    he looks sexy

  11. brin says:

    Cute but the pap friendly walk was really just to make sure all the kids were there after the gator encounter…lol!

  12. silken_floss says:

    Brad Pitt can do no wrong in my eyes. Still hotter than some of these new, younger guys on the scene now.

  13. cara says:

    they are one good looking couple and family. second in line only to Laoki Moon’s new family (lisa bonet).

  14. Mia says:

    Nice story about the JPs. Bet they did have fun.

    Never knew about this tour company, but I’m tempted to check them out. Sounds like fun.

  15. Sue says:

    Lisa Turtle: @Nothing fishy going on tabloid magazines go from positive press to negative press with the Jolie –Pitt’s all the time I guess it to make the negative BS stories look real not that the positive stories aren’t BS also; they’ll be back to their negative press in no time just enjoy the good while it’s here.

    Its funny Us Weekly got the inside scoop of the Jolie –Pitt’s at “Cajun Encounter” but no picture which tell you that their story is cute but BS.

  16. di butler says:

    He looks like an inbred extra from Deliverance. And I say that as a Southerner w/o as many branches on my family tree as I’d like.

  17. Lisa Turtle says:

    Sue,

    I guess I’m just skeptical that the tabloid rags are going to let the unholy Bermuda triangle just fade away already. Positive, happy family stories don’t feed into the tabloid’s favorite depictions of Brangelina. Even just the tone of the story. Two years ago, ‘Daddy wait for us!’ would be on the cover of Life & Style with pictures of Shiloh & the twins, accompanied by a story of dramatic fighting, an Angelina melt down, and a Brad storms out.

    Don’t get me wrong, I think these two are solid. I just think they are getting ready to announce something big. They’re trying to soften the press towards them by allowing these little warm stories to leak out, in anticipation of something bigger on its way.

  18. original kate says:

    i went on one of those bayou tours when i lived in NOLA – it was pretty interesting but that’s when i discovered i have an insane fear of gators. they are really really creepy, especially when they are about 6 feet from your little boat in the swamp. *shudder*

  19. Well says:

    Angelina is pregnant, that’s the new big thing coming. No kidding.

  20. Hautie says:

    Geez, Pitt has completely killed off the hot. He looks one step away from being on the sexual predators list. *shudder*

    But I love these tours in southern Louisiana. They are alot of fun. The only other thing I love more than feeding the gators. Is watching shark feeding day at the aquarium.

  21. Cheyenne says:

    I’m not to crazy about live gators, but they sure taste delicious. They make gorgeous handbags too.

  22. Jane says:

    My, my. If something true and good (People also had the story), then it is something sneaky. They can’t win. Tabloids can lie all they want, with blogs and people ragging on them, but a nice true story means they are making it up to soften some big news. I guess this is why they just disappear for months at a time, it is all just nuts.

  23. Bored says:

    I remember when I was the only one thinking brad pitt is gross. He’s getting grosser as he ages because now the just for men hairdye and Botox are a lot more obvious.

  24. Kim123 says:

    People he is filming a movie the greasy look is the character. Compare this look to Golden Globes look.

  25. The_Porscha says:

    Oh my goodness. The only thing I could think about while reading this story is how much fun those kids must have had on a gator ride. I am a jealous of them now.

  26. e says:

    Cute story. He looks hot.

  27. Tiffany says:

    So the family does out and has a good time. CONSPIRACY!!! THERE RELATIONSHIP IS OVER!!! They allow the press to photograph the children so things don’t get out of hand and they are getting trampled. CONIVING!!! HOW DARE THEY DO THAT TO THE CHILDREN!!! I am all for bitchy commenting on some, but it has got to be exhausting to constantly think the worse when it comes to this couple and their children. I am a softy when it comes the children photos, it just warms the heart considering what goes on in the world sometimes. The guy that exterminates our building, he and his wife just had a baby and he is showing her off to anyone that will look, does that make him a famewhore?

  28. sandy says:

    now this is a true story and an interesting one, where real people are involved to check facts, i like the fact that they love family activities, those children are so lucky, brad is still hot, i like his low key fatherly side, his actions speaks louder than his words, genuine,.. Angie is one lucky lady.

  29. Bodhi says:

    FUN! I love stuff like that, even though gators totally freak me out. We have a TON here in the rivers here & it always gives me a shudder to think about them when we are out on the water.

    As for Brad’s hair… He is filming a movie where his character has slicked back hairstyle. My husband is a rockabilly greaser kid & when his hair isn’t in a pompadour it parts in the middle & hangs like that. He pushes it out of his eyes in the exact same way Brad has done in these picture.

  30. Jeannified says:

    Love it! We went to an aligator faram in the Everglades years ago, and it was so fun!!! I’ll bet the kids loved visiting this place!

  31. N.D. says:

    Yeah, feels weird that there is more than one positive story about them this week and even one that is true 🙂 Oh my, next thng they’ll tell us would be that Brangelina ain’t the beginning and the end of all that is evil in the world anymore. The end is nigh, guys!

  32. Maria says:

    what a cute story! I think it awesome these 2 show they are about their family and not so much about the Hollywood lifestyle.

  33. caroline says:

    brad. BRAD. FIX YOUR HAIR.
    honestly!

  34. Majosha says:

    Oh man, my sons (especially my five year old) would LOVE the gator tour. Sounds like fun for adults, too. I’m especially envious of the nice weather — it’s still snowing here 🙁

  35. Zzzzzzzzzz says:

    I think he looks hot. Great story too.

  36. Anastasia says:

    He’s looking like Tom Brady and I don’t mean that as a compliment.

    Other than that, this story is really cute and sweet. I do like this family.

  37. K-MAC says:

    GAWD! he looks so freaking hot!

  38. Kim123 says:

    I was told by a neighbor that it stinks on the swamp tour. I have a weak stomach .I can’t go to the rodeo here in Houston w/o feeling ill. Then again she may have gone on a low budget tour.

  39. Bodhi says:

    High end gators stink like hell too…

  40. Franny says:

    I’m so upset right now! I leaving nola now after being here for 4 days and didn’t see them!

  41. dread pirate cuervo says:

    I don’t think dude in the picture is Brad Pitt. I want to say it was on Punk’d or some other celebrity-run reality show a few years back where they had a guy who looked just like Brad Pitt but with long hair. Maybe they were trying to get comped a meal at a restaurant on the show? Did Jamie Kennedy have a show like that? Anyway, I think it’s that guy, not BP.

  42. janica says:

    I’m sorry but did I miss the picture of Angelina and kids??????????????

  43. Wholesome1 says:

    Great photos! We’ve got Gatorland here in Central FL and it’s a great day out for our kids : )

  44. caramia says:

    I didn’t know mary kate and ashley had a brother

  45. anonymous says:

    Like clockwork, they always come out of hiding when one of them has a movie coming out or something to promote.

  46. anonymous says:

    Ain’t nothing fishy about Brad and Angie coming out these days, it’s the kids, the kids are getting older,amongst them three boys, they have no choice.

  47. Kim says:

    Yeah take your kids to a place where they hold alligators and croc’s, who should be in the wild, captive for human entertainment. I dont even want to think of how those creatures are treated! Way to go Brangelina =(

  48. patty says:

    he looks like he should be following the grateful dead

  49. Louise says:

    Wow what is it about Brad and Angelina that makes the haters go insane? How does a walk around the corner mean a huge breakup announcement? Especially considering they do this everytime they go to NO. There are probably more photos of them in NO than in LA. I really don’t get how a walk is a huge publicity stunt but I guess anything to bash them. No matter how ridiculous it sounds.

  50. truthzbetta says:

    Cute story.

  51. Samsam says:

    @48 Kim, please be a little more informed. Just to double check, I even went to the Cajun Encounters website to look.. I’ve been on a swamp tour, though not from this company, another one that was much much less high class than this. Our boat held about 7 people and the tour guide and had a giant fan on the back.. and we saw tons of alligators. These tours drive through the swamps and bayous of Louisiana, they get to see animals in their natural habitat, not holed up for entertainment value. The company we went with were very conscious of the impact that they were making on the environment around it, and I’m going to bet this one is too. We heard stories about the devastation that occurred when loggers were going after Cyprus, what happened with Katrina and other hurricanes of the past, even about other species such as birds and fish in the area, and how lives have changed over the years. This isn’t an alligator farm/zoo. Sorry to disappoint.

    If you would actually like to visit their website and check some videos of what they do, you can go here: http://www.cajunencounters.com/ … The Swamp Tours image is a popup video of tour footage..go figure.

  52. miri says:

    hahaha! not they are complaining about his hair?????
    please I sooo love his hair, wet, greasy or dry!! gone are the days when he used that awful bave, and will probably wear again the horrible beard he loves, and he probably will wear that again
    Please, people are just looking for something to criticize him/them about.

  53. anonymous says:

    Magazines are reporting that Angie might be pregnant again! I hope not, but she looks awfully heavy in the People’s magazine spread, it’s their business, but that will be an awful amount of children, good grief and suppose Brad Pitt leaves, he seem to like them young, Angie is not going to be under 35 forever, what will Angie do with all those children by herself. Hopefully it’s just a rumor like they always do.

  54. lisa says:

    @anonymous

    seriously.. Angelina is not some woman without means. She is a wealthy woman and has the means to support herself and her children. Despite the silly picture you have tired to paint of Brad; he has always been a man that has been in committed relationships. He can and will be a father to his children whether the are together or not. YOU act as like if they break up Brad will abandon his children. They will be parents together for life. And if she is pregnant it would go along with what they both have said (since they came together and before they met) they both wanted a big family. Coming here quoting gossip rumor is silly. They are together raising a family together. Brad has said this is the happiest time of his life. Being with Angie and their children.

    stop you silly fake concern. 35 is hardly over the hill. Brad does not seem to mind her age or anything else about her. I guess that is what is pissing you and your ilk off.

    get over it. They are together. And hopefully for a long time. It’s fun to watch how that fact bothers some people so much.

  55. Kim123 says:

    #54 Angelina’s earns $20M I’m sure if she budgeted right she can handle all those children by herself.As for looking “awfully heavy” Really she looks about 5-10 lbs heavier. The tabloids have claimed she was pregnant and or adopting at least 10 times in the last year. Also I have seen a pic of her drinking red wine that was taking this month.kim#48 Include me as a horrible parent since I took my kids to the zoo(captive animals) last week.

  56. nnn says:

    @54 Anonymous

    How do you know that Brad only like them young ? He doesn’t have grown ups yet so how do you know how he feels about his own children becoming teens, then adults ? How could you possibly knows his inner feelings towards his own children and suggest that he will just stop to care/love them once they hit a certain age, wether he is still with Jolie or not ?

    And it’s not even llike those children have no other relatives to care for them, uncles, aunties, grandparents, cousins, ect. And it’s not even like Jolie could not find another father figure to become their step father.

    Also, I am sorry but there is something straight up pedophilic to even suggest that a man suddenly won’t care about his children because they are growing up and he only love them at a certain age, then puff, love and caring disappear by magic when they hit a certain age.

    It’s not even like we see such tendencies of him trying to keep his sons at a baby stage when he is at times with his two elder doing boy thing.

    Thank God, not everyone is nervous about the future and thinking like you do before having how many children they want, because if that was the case, noone would even procreate anymore since anyone could disppear. Noone is immune to tragedy, nobody, especially us, the less wealthy ones won’t make children anymore since noone is immune to being separated from our betterhalf for whatever reason, included the one that won’t spare none of us : DEATH.

  57. Such insightful and well written material. Thanks so much for the site and great posts too.

  58. Newbie says:

    For a second there I thought Brad was trying out for a part in “Swamp People”, a la The History Channel. If Jolie really called him “daddy”, then I love it. My husband and I call each other that (and “mommy”) in the presence of our daughter.

  59. Newbie says:

    I’m also with the person who says they hope she’s NOT pregnant. Hollywood relationships are usually rocky/unstable, and they don’t seem to last very long (the vast majority, anyway). Bringing more and more children into a union that won’t last is only going to hurt said kids in the future. Maybe they’ll stay together forever!!!!!(pfft. yeah right)!!!!! Maybe they’ll never cheat or leave each other!!!!!! But chances are that they do/will. And those kids will be hurt by it in the end. For the kids’ sake, I hope they stay together in rainbows and sunshine. But…reality is really calling.

  60. poppy says:

    Newbie, what business is it of yours or anyone, besides Brad if she is pregnant? Is Hollywood the only place where marriages don’t last? no. What is happening to all the children of divorce parents, they’re living and going on with their lives. Most fathers are still a part of their children lives. When Brad or Angie talk about their family, they always say the kids come first, so don’t worry your little head about the Jolie-Pitt kids. In these trouble times how about giving some money to SOS children’s fund or some Charity that supports children since you’re so worried about Brad and Angie’s kids.

  61. Redd says:

    One thing you have to say for Brad…he can sure blend in with White Trash when the occasion arises. Queen Heroine Addict looks desperately uncomfortable – you know – hanging with creatures so below her station.

  62. lisa says:

    @redd..

    I’m sure your nasty insult hit the target.. but not towards Brad/Angie but the people that live in NOLA. White Trash..

    You need to take a moment and visit a mirror.. just substitute the race part.

    Angie nor Brad were raised in wealthy homes. Each seems to be able to relate to many people in all walks of life. I make that statement based on the people that have met them and interacted with them.. unlike you.

    You should go back to your home or hate site..

    It is really mind blowing why the fact that this one man loves this woman bothers people like you that were never in their lives nor will ever be.

  63. sandy says:

    what a caring, lovely pair, it must be nice to have a beautiful family, and beautiful mates, the envy of all Hollywood, Angelina is young and stunning, brad is a handsome man. wow!!

  64. Camille says:

    Aww cute story and Brad is looking as hot as ever, especially for a middle aged man!

  65. Saphfire says:

    Redd, I guess you’d know all about White Trash addicts.

  66. Magsy says:

    Sorry not even Brad Pitt can make the “Redneck Look” chic. Major Yuck!! While his buddy George Clooney always looks great and has mature style. Pitt is a chameleon that’s why he and his freaky lady get on so well. Could you ever see Jennifer Aniston in the bayou?
    New competition—Who Smells Worse, Pitt or Depp?

  67. Bohemia says:

    i love this fam so much!

  68. Bohemia says:

    i love how they can be so mundane and yet are really larger than life!

  69. Bohemia says:

    More pics of the kids would’ve been so nice tho’. great to see ’em take in the sights and sounds of the great NOLA! go BAMPZSKV!