I'm from Baton Rouge and I can't stand when people spell go like that. The spelling has even made it to our government -- the website that Louisianians use to register to vote and get election information is www.geauxvote.com
I agree. I'm a Saints fan, but I'm also French, and if you were trying to spell it the French way, you'd need to spell it "gueaux", otherwise, that G in front of an E makes a soft G instead of the hard G you want. "Geaux", in addition to being nonsensical in French, is pronounced "joe".
TWO hurricanes slammed into Louisiana in 2005: Katrina and Rita. Also a bayou is never a marshy lake. It may flow into a marshy lake or swamp or it may flow through a wetland, but it is a small, slow-moving, muddy river.
Some bayous are marshy lakes, but they started out as tidal rivers and turned to lakes through erosion. They just never changed the name. Kinda like how Lake Borgne is a bay, not a lake. You can see that a lot in St. Bernard and Plaquemines.
It's definitely a brand. It may also be a variety, but most people that live in Louisiana would refer to it as the brand. If you were to ask for Tabasco Sauce at a restaurant, they may reply that they don't carry it, but that they carry Crystal (Or Louisiana) hot sauce instead.
A Bayou, is actually a river that flows in both directions depending upon outside factors such as weather and tides. It does not have to be marshy, and it can move swiftly, slowly, or stand still at different times. Many bayous in Louisiana (and elsewhere in the world) look like rivers, and have no marsh grasses, Cypress trees, etc. in them. They may pass through swamps or marshes.
I was gonna type "bog" for the bayou question. Right after I typed B I reached for the O, but accidently pressed P instead. I got the question above it.
Jeesh.