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3 days ago · Louisiana, constituent state of the United States of America. It is delineated from its neighbors—Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and Texas to the west—by both natural and man-made boundaries. The Gulf of Mexico lies to the south. The capital is Baton Rouge.
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Louisiana - Humid, Subtropical Climate: Louisiana’s climate...
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Baton Rouge, city, capital of Louisiana, U.S., and seat...
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During the Civil War (1861–65) Louisiana adopted a flag...
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Louisiana, United States. Also known as: Nouvelle-Orléans....
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5 days ago · Louisiana, United States. Also known as: Nouvelle-Orléans. Written by. Joy Juanita Jackson. Professor of History and Archivist, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond; Director, Center for Regional Studies. Author of New Orleans in the Gilded Age and others. Joy Juanita Jackson. Fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
2 days ago · Louisiana became part of the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. The U.S. would divide that area into two territories, the Territory of Orleans, which formed what would become the boundaries of Louisiana, and the District of Louisiana. Louisiana was admitted as the 18th state of the United States on April 30, 1812.
3 days ago · General Map of Louisiana, United States. The detailed map shows the US state of Louisiana with boundaries, the location of the state capital Baton Rouge, major cities and populated places, rivers and lakes, interstate highways, principal highways, railroads and major airports.
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2 days ago · Baton Rouge (/ ˌbætənˈruːʒ / ⓘ BAT-ən ROOZH; French: Baton Rouge or Bâton-Rouge, pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]; Louisiana Creole: Batonrouj) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
5 days ago · Louisiana - Politics, Economy, Culture: Louisiana’s current constitution, its 11th, was adopted in 1974; it requires a two-thirds majority of each house of the state legislature, and then a majority of the electorate, to amend it.
