Louisianans
New Orleans natives collectively
Louisianans are residents or natives of Louisiana, the southern U.S. state.
The spelling reflects the French influence on the state's culture and language.
Louisianan is the standard adjective: Louisianan cuisine blends French, African, and Spanish traditions.
The variant Louisianians also appears but is less common.
Small freshwater lobster relative
- boudinRice-stuffed pork casing
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
roux · zydeco · Acadian · bayou · lagniappe · tasso · andouille · pirogue
Spiced Louisiana stew
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
- voodooFolk magic, often Caribbean
- riceStaple cereal grain
- shotgun houseLong, narrow single-story home
French Quarter · filé · Mardi Gras Indians · second line · hoodoo · patois · quadroon · courtyard
Ceremonial public procession
- kreweCarnival parade society
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- floatsRemains on surface
- king cakeCarnival pastry hiding trinket
masquerade · costumes · Rex · Zulu · Bacchus · throws · doubloons · purple
People living somewhere
- sportsmenThose who compete athletically
- Saints fansNew Orleans NFL supporters
- TigersDetroit baseball franchise
- fleur-de-lisStylized heraldic lily motif
resilience · Hurricane Katrina · rebuilding · natives · Gulf Coast · Baton Rouge · Shreveport · Alexandria
Generous treatment of guests
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- plantationsLarge-scale farming operations
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- magnoliaLarge-flowered ornamental tree
belle · veranda · humidity · mosquitoes · front porch · sweet tea · y'all · manners
Early New Orleans jazz
- brass bandHorn and percussion ensemble
- second lineSupporting vocal line
- funeral processionFormal journey to interment
- Bourbon StreetFamous New Orleans thoroughfare
clarinet · trumpet · improvisation · Jelly Roll Morton · syncopation · jazz funeral
crawfish
Small freshwater lobster relative
jambalaya · roux · zydeco · Acadian · bayou · lagniappe · tasso · andouille · pirogue · praline
gumbo
Spiced Louisiana stew
shotgun house · French Quarter · filé · Mardi Gras Indians · second line · hoodoo · patois · quadroon · courtyard · ironwork
parade
Ceremonial public procession
king cake · masquerade · costumes · Rex · Zulu · Bacchus · throws · doubloons · purple · gold
residents
People living somewhere
- sportsmenThose who compete athletically
- Saints fansNew Orleans NFL supporters
- TigersDetroit baseball franchise
fleur-de-lis · resilience · Hurricane Katrina · rebuilding · natives · Gulf Coast · Baton Rouge · Shreveport · Alexandria · Acadiana
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- plantationsLarge-scale farming operations
- antebellumBefore a war's start
magnolia · belle · veranda · humidity · mosquitoes · front porch · sweet tea · y'all · manners · gentility
Dixieland
Early New Orleans jazz
- brass bandHorn and percussion ensemble
- second lineSupporting vocal line
- funeral processionFormal journey to interment
Bourbon Street · clarinet · trumpet · improvisation · Jelly Roll Morton · syncopation · jazz funeral
LouisianansAlaskans
Largest state's inhabitants
Mainers · Hawaiians · Washingtonians · Oregonians · Minnesotans
LouisianansNew Englanders
Northeastern U.S. inhabitants
Puritans · Utahns · Midwesterners · Yankees · Mormons
- Louisiana Purchase1803 territorial acquisition
- Louisiana cuisineGulf Coast culinary tradition
- Louisiana bayouMarshy Southern waterway
- Louisiana TerritoryVast 1803 land acquisition
- Louisiana CreoleFrench-based contact language
- Louisiana swampsSouthern wetland ecosystems