Lagniappe is a word used in Louisiana to refer to a free giveaway or a small gift added to a purchase or experience as a little something extra. For example, when a bakery gives away an extra cookie or treat with the purchase of a cake or box or pastries, they call the custom “lagniappe.”
Author
Michael Mizell-Nelson, PhD
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Entry Published
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June 28, 2023 |
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Entry Last Updated
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August 1, 2023 |
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Coverage
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1880s–present |
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Category
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Regions
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Greater New Orleans |
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Time Periods
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Antebellum Period, Bourbon Era, Civil War Period, Contemporary Period, Late-20th Century, Long Era, Reconstruction Period |
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Index letter
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L |
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Grade Level
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1st Grade: Life in the Great State of Louisiana |
Louisiana K–12
Student Standard(s) for Social Studies
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1.8 e. 1.8 Identify examples of Louisiana culture, including:
e. Traditions: lagniappe, second line parades, king cake, red beans and rice on Mondays
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The text of "Lagniappe" is adapted from the following 64 Parishes encyclopedia entry or entries:
"Lagniappe" by Michael Mizell-Nelson, PhD
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Credit
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This material was created through a partnership between the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisiana Department of Education with funding provided by the Louisiana Department of Education and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license (CC BY-NC-SA). |
