How Do You Say 'Lagniappe'?

Monday night is the start of the — an event otherwise known as Lagniappe.

What's that, you say?

Exactly.

By now we know what the word means: Lagniappe is a small gift given to a customer (and it will be practiced Monday night in shops across town).

Here, with the help of a few downtown friends, we help you figure out once and for all how to say it.

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