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Green’s Dictionary of Slang

louie n.²

also lewy

[the initial letter]

in driving, a left turn; usu. in phr. below.

1997–2001		Online Sl. Dict. 🌐 louie n 1. left-hand turn. One either ‘does’ or ‘makes’ a louie. (‘Make a louie at the next light.’).
1997–2002		Hope College ‘Dict. of New Terms’ 🌐 louee n. Similar to a u-turn, yet this term is used when you turn right to go left.
1998		Eble Campus Sl. Nov. 4: lewy – left turn.
2015		P. Beatty Sellout (2016) 50: After the light changed [...] your dad zipped round them and, while making a louie, yelled something.

In phrases

hang a louie (v.) (also hang a louis) [hang v.⁷]

to turn left.

1966		Coshocton Trib. (OH) 15 Mar. 4/4: Dear Helen: I thought you might like to hear one of the slang-things we read in your column has made it big at our school, but in a different way. You said ‘Hang a Roscoe’ or ‘Hang a Louie’ was ‘turn to the right’ or ‘left’ while you’re driving, as in ‘Hang a Roscoe at the clash’ (intersection).
1968		Current Sl. II:4 6: Hang a Louis, v. To turn left.
1975		G. Underwood ‘Razorback Sl.’ in AS L 1/2 55: hang a Louie ‘turn left’.