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re: Louisiana Parrish Names is a Category in Jeopardy Tonight

Posted on 5/29/24 at 9:36 pm to
Posted by Bigfishchoupique
Member since Jul 2017
9473 posts
Posted on 5/29/24 at 9:36 pm to
Which parish name means “Good Earth “ in French?

Terrebonne.
This post was edited on 5/29/24 at 9:37 pm
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
21694 posts
Posted on 5/29/24 at 9:39 pm to
St. James Flake is a damn fine smoke.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
129398 posts
Posted on 5/29/24 at 9:46 pm to
Residents of this Parish speak a dialect of English that few can understand.

What is St Bernard Parish?
Posted by gizmothepug
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2015
8520 posts
Posted on 5/29/24 at 9:55 pm to
I’d bet they wouldn’t have known about the Republic of West Florida.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
72838 posts
Posted on 5/29/24 at 10:05 pm to
quote:

Louisiana Parrish Names
Thanks Gents

Posted by SingleMalt1973
Member since Feb 2022
22336 posts
Posted on 5/29/24 at 10:14 pm to
It was which Parish was named after a General that was at Ft Sumter
Posted by chRxis
None of your fricking business
Member since Feb 2008
26689 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 6:27 am to
quote:

Lafourche is good memorable one.
This parish is the Native American name of a fork in the Mississippi River and the home of Louisiana’s only Supreme Court Chief Justice.


yes sir...

loved my time growing up on Bayou Lafourche
Posted by lsufan9193969700
Madisonville
Member since Sep 2003
55847 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 6:35 am to
I thought this said, "Livingston Parish names."

I was really confused and excited.
Posted by JperiodCperiod
Member since Aug 2022
77 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 6:41 am to
Isn’t Lafourche French for “The Fork” not Native American?
Posted by Tarps99
Lafourche Parish
Member since Apr 2017
11555 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 6:47 am to

quote:

Isn’t Lafourche French for “The Fork” not Native American?


You could be right. Sometimes the writers of game shows get it wrong too.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
27781 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 7:11 am to
This Parish has the best looking and smartest people .



What is Lincoln
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
27542 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 7:51 am to
Did they spell “Parish” with two “r”s?
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
17573 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 7:53 am to
quote:

What was the Beauregard one?
What parish is home to the most churches in the State of La.?
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
22886 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 8:00 am to
quote:

Some of the Jeopardy writers are from New Orleans, thus the occasional shoutout nugget.


They stumped all the contestants with this Final Jeopardy last year:

American Geography
quote:

“Native Americans called it Okwa-ta, or ‘wide water’; Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville would rename it for a countryman.”
Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
33811 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 8:07 am to
quote:

French Red Stick
The stick was for injuns not frogs.
Posted by White Bear
AT WORK
Member since Jul 2014
17253 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 8:08 am to
Beauregard
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
33289 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 8:14 am to
quote:

"This parish is the home of the Bawcomville Redneck Christmas Parade."

"What is Ouachita, Alex."


Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
9785 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 8:44 am to
quote:

NewIberiaHaircut


If you are going out...in Lafayette...you have to look your best.
Posted by Pfft
Member since Jul 2014
4849 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 8:50 am to
Soon to be Aquaterre
Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2008
11422 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 8:56 am to
quote:

You mean...What is Ouachita, Elec?


You think Elec is in Ouachita?
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