Word: cajun
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...seems that wherever I go, Cajun is in. Most yuppie-esque restaurants now serve some dish that's "blackened" and the least bit spicy and call it Cajun, and there's even a new restaurant in the Square specializing in Cajun food...
That may be adequate for Boston's yuppies. But if y'all pride yourselves on being daring and, adventurous, then discover what Cajun really is. Go to its source--the bayous of Louisiana...
...riches. First the city was notified by the Republican National Committee that it had been selected as the site of the 1988 G.O.P. Convention, a three-day bonanza that should generate $50 million in business. Then Democratic Chairman Paul Kirk said his committee (which had just sampled the Cajun cuisine and first- class hotels) might also choose the City That Care Forgot as its party's convention site...
...Cajun Campaigner...
...similar to a long line of Dixie Democrats: he is such a fan of the military that aides boast there is not a single major weapons system for which he did not vote money during his 14 years as a Congressman. Breaux, a smooth-talking, good-looking Cajun, is a campaigner of the old shoe- leather school. His election to replace retiring Democratic Senator Russell Long came after a 19-month drive during which he sometimes scheduled as many as a dozen events a day. Says the 42-year-old Breaux: "I love campaigning...