Geography
Administrative/geographic divisions used in Louisiana
Parish
A sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain.
Flash Flood
Another word for "a lot", from French
Beaucoup
Traditional Mardi Gras baked good
King Cake
The hub for campus life which also contains the bookstore
The LBC
The "Red Stick" city
Baton Rouge
An announcement that advises residents that tap water is no longer safe to drink.
Boil Water Advisory?
A dessert of finely shaved ice and flavored syrup
Snowball
A social organization that puts on a parade or ball for the Carnival season
Krewe
The Library's nickname
Howie T
The grassy, raised areas that separate lanes in streets
Neutral Ground
A low-pressure system with winds between 39 and 73 mph
Tropical Storm
A po'boy with everything on it
Dressed
Items you catch during Mardis Gras, like beads or stuffed animals
Throw
Broadway
The street running alongside the Mississippi
Tchoupitoulas
A system where major interstates will have lane reversals so all traffic is flowing out of heavily populated areas
Contraflow
What you yell at a Saints game
Who Dat?
Black Mardi Gras dancers who dress up in suits influenced by Native American ceremonial apparel
Mardi Gras Indians
Annual festival on campus with several thousand pounds of crawfish
CrawFest
Another word for "neighborhood" from French
Faubourg
Local Emergency Alert System for New Orleans and surrounding areas
NOLA Ready
Another word for "Extra", from Quechua
Lagniappe
Coins stamped with a parade's insignia and theme
Doubloons
The riverfront area next to the Zoo popular with students
The Fly