A report on Louisiana
State in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.
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New Orleans
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New Orleans (, , ; La Nouvelle-Orléans ) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Mississippi River
25 linksSecond-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.
Second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.
The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Mississippi
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Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas.
Texas
19 linksState in the South Central region of the United States.
State in the South Central region of the United States.
Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast.
Louisiana (New France)
13 linksAdministrative district of New France.
Administrative district of New France.
The U.S. state of Louisiana is named for the historical region, although it is only a small part of the vast lands claimed by France.
Louisiana Purchase
15 linksThe acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803.
The acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803.
The purchase included land from fifteen present U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, including the entirety of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska; large portions of North Dakota and South Dakota; the area of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado east of the Continental Divide; the portion of Minnesota west of the Mississippi River; the northeastern section of New Mexico; northern portions of Texas; New Orleans and the portions of the present state of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River; and small portions of land within Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Acadiana
15 linksOfficial name given to the French Louisiana region that has historically contained much of the state's Francophone population.
Official name given to the French Louisiana region that has historically contained much of the state's Francophone population.
Of the 64 parishes that make up the U.S. state of Louisiana, 22 named parishes and other parishes of similar cultural environment make up this intrastate region.
Hurricane Katrina
17 linksLarge and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas.
Large and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas.
The storm strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before weakening to Category 3 strength at its second landfall on August 29 over southeast Louisiana and Mississippi.
Cajuns
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The Cajuns (French: les Cadjins or les Cadiens ), also known as Louisiana Acadians (French: les Acadiens), are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana.