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Crescent
City
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Dedication
To those that are gone and
to those that remain
May America never forget
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Dramatis Personae
Location and occupation
as of initial introduction.
Annie Betancourt - Exotic dancer known as "Spice" in
Metairie, LA. Lives in St. Rose.
Catherine Bingley
- Wealthy widow, lives in Baton Rouge.
Charles "Chuck"
Bingley - Son of Catherine, senior business major at Tulane University.
Chapter president of Alpha Iota Fraternity.
Carrie Bingley -
Daughter of Catherine. Junior at Louisiana State University,
member of the Golden Girls dance squad.
Thomas "TB"
Boudreaux - Owner of a small oilfield service firm. Lives in
Chackbay, LA.
Frances "Franny"
Boudreaux - Wife of TB Boudreaux.
Jane Boudreaux -
Eldest Daughter of TB Boudreaux. Senior Nursing major at Southeastern
Louisiana University in Hammond.
Elizabeth Boudreaux
- Second daughter of TB Boudreaux. Sophomore English Writing
major at Loyola University of New Orleans.
Mary Boudreaux -
Third daughter of TB Boudreaux. Senior in high school.
Catherine "Kit"
Boudreaux - Fourth Daughter of TB Boudreaux. Student in high
school.
Lydia Boudreaux
- Youngest daughter of TB Boudreaux.
Chris Breaux - Second
year medical student at Tulane School of Medicine. Alumni of
Al-pha Iota.
Tommy Bertram -
Sophomore at Tulane Uni-versity and member of Alpha Iota. Room-mate
of John Waguespack.
John Buford - Lawyer
in Baton Rouge and Captain in the La. National Guard.
Frank Church - Salesman
and community theater actor. Alumni of Newman High School and
University of New Orleans.
Marianne "Mari"
Dashwood - Sophomore vocal music major at Loyola from Jackson,
MS.
George Darcy - CEO
and majority stockholder in Delta Global Shipping Inc. (DGS)
of New Orleans. Widowed, lives at Pemberley Plan-tation in St.
Charles Parish, LA.
William Darcy -
Son of George Darcy. Second year MBA student at AB Freeman School
of Business at Tulane University. Past chapter president of Alpha
Iota.
Gina Darcy - Daughter
of George Darcy.
Richard Fitzwilliam
- Lt. in the New Orleans Police Department assigned to the Second
District. Cousin of William Darcy.
Olivia Fitzwilliam
- Wife of Richard Fitzwil-liam.
Jan Hill - Administrative
assistant at Economic Development/New Orleans.
Dr. Jennings - English
professor and faculty advisor of the Loyola VOICE.
Kaywanda Johnson
- Secretary at Economic Development/New Orleans. Lives with her
mother in Mid City neighborhood of New Orleans.
Dr. George Katz
- Surgeon and instructor at Tulane University Medical Center
and Medical School. Alumni advisor for Alpha Iota.
Charlotte Lucas
- Economic developer at Economic Development/New Orleans.
Eddie Masters -
Vice President at Economic Development/New Orleans.
Justin Middleton
- Student editor of the Loyola VOICE.
Catherine Morland
- Student at Tulane University and Alpha Iota Sweetheart. Dates
Henry Tilney.
Betsy Reynolds -
Long-time housekeeper for the Darcys at Pemberley Plantation.
Steve Papa - Economic
developer at Economic Development/New Orleans.
Pat Patel - Student
at Tulane University and a member of Alpha Iota.
Henry Tilney - Junior
at Tulane University and Vice President of the Alpha Iota Chapter.
Adam "Bubba"
Teresina - Biology teacher and assistant football coach at ED
White Catholic High in Thibodaux, LA.
John Waguespack
- Sophomore Marketing ma-jor at Tulane University. Member of
Alpha Iota.
Abe Weinberg - Partner
in architectural firm. Lives in Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans.
Emma Weinberg -
Second daughter of Abe. Sophomore Fine Arts major at Newcomb
College - Tulane University. Alumni of Newman High School.
Lt. Comm. Fred Wentworth
- US Coast Guard helicopter pilot.
Gregory Wickham
- Unemployed small time drug dealer in New Orleans, specializing
in the college crowd.
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Definitions
It should be noted that
New Orleans and South Louisiana are NOT part of the South. They
do not have the southern drawl common to North Louisiana and
the rest of the southern United States.
BANQUETTE - The
sidewalk.
BOO - A Cajun term
of endearment, frequently used by parents and grandparents for
small children, even small children who happen to be 40 years
old.
CHER or CHERE -
Sweet, sweetheart, a Cajun term of endearment to a loved one.
COKE - A cola; a
soft drink. Really, any soft drink.
COONASS - A controversial
term in the Cajun lexicon: to some Cajuns it is regarded as the
supreme ethnic slur, meaning "ignorant, backwards Cajun";
to others the term is a badge of pride, much like the word Chicano
is for some Mexican Americans. In South Louisiana, for example,
one can often see bumper stickers reading "RCA: Registered
Coonass American." The word originated in South Louisiana,
and is derived from the belief that Cajuns frequently ate raccoons.
CRAWFISH - Sometimes
spelled "crayfish," resemble lobsters, but are much
smaller. Locally, they are known as "mudbugs," because
they live and grow in the mud of freshwater bayous. They can
be served many ways: in étouffée, jambalaya, gumbos
or, simply boiled.
CREOLE - The word
originally described those people of mixed French and Spanish
blood who migrated from Europe or were born in Southeast Louisiana
and lived as sophisticated city or plantation dwellers. The term
has expanded and now embraces a type of cuisine and a style of
architecture.
DIRTY RICE - Pan-fried
leftover cooked rice sautéed with green peppers, onion,
celery, stock, liver, giblets and many other ingredients.
DRESSED - Adding
mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomatoes to a sandwich.
HAFASS - Low grade,
half-hearted, inferior. Not half of one's buttocks.
HAWT - "Heart."
A term of endearment used primarily by local female Yats.
HOSE PIPE or WATER
HOSE - Garden hose.
INKPEN - A ball-point
pen, a writing instrument.
LAISSEZ LES BON
TEMPS ROULER - "Let the good times roll."
LAGNIAPPE - Pronounced
"LAN-yap". A little something extra.
LEAD PENCIL - A
pencil.
MAKING GROCERIES
- To go grocery shopping, visiting the market.
MIRLITON - A vegetable
pear or chayote squash.
MAW-MAW - Grandmother.
Likewise, PAW PAW is a grandfather.
NEUTRAL GROUND -
The grassy or cement strip in the middle of the road. The terms
"median" and/or "island" are NEVER used in
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS - How
the name of the major city of Louisiana is pronounced has caused
great consternation among the locals. New Orleans may be pronounced
"nu OR-le-ons", "nu OR-lens" or "NAW-lens."
It is NEVER pronounced "nu OR-leeens." Yet, the parish
the city is located is pronounced like its French namesake, "OR-leeens."
Confusing, isn't it?
PARISH - A county,
a political subdivision of the state.
PASS BY YOUR MAMA'S
- Go to your Mother's house.
PECAN - Pronounced
"pa-KAWN," not "PEE-can."
PO'BOY or POOR BOY
- A sandwich made with French bread, stuffed with almost anything.
PODNA - "Partner."
A form of address for men, usually for ones with whom one is
not acquainted.
PRALINE - A sugary
Creole candy, invented in New Orleans (not the same as the French
culinary/confectionery term "praline" or "praliné").
The classic version is made with sugar, brown sugar, butter,
vanilla and pecans, and is a flat sugary pecan-filled disk. Pronounced
"PRAH-leen," not "pray-LEEN."
SHOT GUN - Usually
part of a "double"- a single row house in which all
rooms on one side are connected by a long single hallway. Supposedly
one can open the front door and shoot a gun straight through
the back door, without hitting a single wall.
SNOWBALL or SNO-BALL
- A snow cone - shaved ice covered with favored syrup. It's something
you eat, not something you throw.
STOOP - The front
steps of a house.
SHOW - The movie
theater.
UPTOWN SIDE, DOWNTOWN
SIDE, LAKESIDE, RIVERSIDE - The four cardinal points of the New
Orleanian compass. "North, south, east, west" do not
work in New Orleans.
WHERE Y'AT! - The
traditional working class New Orleanian greeting, and the source
for the term "Yat", often used (primarily by non-New
Orleanians, it is said) to describe New Orleanians with the telltale
accent. The proper response is, "Awrite."
Y'ALL - The plural
form of the second person verb, "you all". It's NOT
pronounced as they would in the south, though - no twang, no
drawl, just "y'all".
YAMS - Sweet potatoes.
They are not real yams.
YAT - A New Orleanian
of working class roots.
YEAH YOU RITE -
An emphatic statement of agreement and affirmation, sometimes
used as a general exclamation of happiness. The accent is on
the first word, and it's spoken as one word.
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