Lagniappe Day Turns 50

Students at the University of Louisiana celebrated Lagniappe Day, a tradition that goes back 50 years.

Lagniappe, of course, means "a little something extra" in Cajun French.

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Hard to believe it was just getting started when I was in college. Back then we had a day off from classes. Usually on a Wednesday I think. Was a lot of fun

Met ex wife on Langiappe day in spring of my 2nd Freshman year. Albeit I was completely blitzed at our crawfish boil in Gerard Park. On a Wednesday.....Circa 1984

I was at the first one way back when. Man, am I old....

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Originally Posted by Gueydanmike1969

I was at the first one way back when. Man, am I old....

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you are just seasoned

Ditto Mike, me too!

I was in college when the first day happened
It was due to our basketball team getting g the death penalty and no spring basketball
Tha is what we were told

So now that I see there are a few other wise men on here; I was a freshman in 74, I remember having a function in the Student Union. I don't think it was Lagniappe Day but they played highlights of our basketball team from a projector onto the wall (big screen) and I remember 5 cent beer.

I also remember what may have been the first Lagniappe Day in Blackham Coliseum; we had plenty of crawfish, beer and pretty women. Man, did God love us Cajuns!

What they do today shouldn’t be called lagniappe day. It’s a disgrace to what it once was.

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Originally Posted by moorecajun

So now that I see there are a few other wise men on here; I was a freshman in 74, I remember having a function in the Student Union. I don't think it was Lagniappe Day but they played highlights of our basketball team from a projector onto the wall (big screen) and I remember 5 cent beer.

I also remember what may have been the first Lagniappe Day in Blackham Coliseum; we had plenty of crawfish, beer and pretty women. Man, did God love us Cajuns!

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Dang, I was there. Only thing I remember that day was driving the wrong way down a one way. God does love us, saved my drunken butt.

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Originally Posted by Big Poppa

What they do today shouldn’t be called lagniappe day. It’s a disgrace to what it once was.

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Kinda like Greek tailgating. You are 100% correct. Just killing another tradition to build future donors.

I was a sophomore that spring. Only thing I remember was it was because the basketball team got the death penalty.

I remember having boiled crawfish at Blackham on the first Lagniappe day. I was 4 years old living in vet village.

We must have been at the same events.

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Originally Posted by KajunKrazy

I remember having boiled crawfish at Blackham on the first Lagniappe day. I was 4 years old living in vet village.

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Wow, I am having a difficult time remembering things that happened 4 years ago.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

Wow, I am having a difficult time remembering things that happened 4 years ago.

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I remember that one because my neighbor back then and still friend ran into someone carrying a full tray off crawfish and it spilled all over him.