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My dictionaries, etymological and otherwise, just say that "lulu" is a derivative of Louis/Louise/Louisa. Webster's Unabridged adds an interesting definition:
A tax-free allowance granted to some members of the legislative body in certain States, usually in recognition of a legislator's seniority, position as head of an important committee, etc, [or] such an allowance granted by a governor to a legislator in return for a political favor.
Webster's attributes this definition to a special use of the general slang term for a remarkable thing.
Webster's spells lalapalooza, "lolapalooza," and offers "[?]" for origin.
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