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Antebellum Louisiana was a leading slave state, where by 1860, 47% of the population was enslaved. Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, joining the Confederate States of America. New Orleans, the largest city in the entire South at the time, and strategically important port city, was taken by Union troops on April 25
Louisiana was named after Louis XIV, King of France from 1643 to 1715. When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it La Louisiane. [28] The suffix –ana (or –ane) is a Latin suffix that can refer to "information relating to a particular individual, subject, or place."
Maine (one theory suggests the state was named after the historic French province of Maine) Cadillac Mountain (named after explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac) Calais (after Calais, France) [152] Caribou; Castine (for Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin) [153] Deblois; Detroit; Fayette (for the Marquis de Lafayette) [154] Fort Pentagouet ...
Today coterminous with the City of New Orleans. Named after Philippe, Duke of Orléans, the regent of France 364,136: 350 sq mi (906 km 2) Ouachita Parish: 073: Monroe: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. The Ouachita Native American people 157,568: 633 sq mi (1,639 km 2) Plaquemines Parish: 075: Pointe à la Hache: 1807: One of the original ...
Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted. Louisiana is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state with 4,657,757 inhabitants and the 33rd largest by land area spanning 43,203.90 square miles (111,897.6 km 2) of land. [1]
The military camp was also known in French as Fort Maurepas to honor Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas from the city of Maurepas. [3] It appeared as "Fort Bilocci" on English maps updated circa the years 1710/1725. [4] [5] French Louisiana (part of New France) was known in French as La Louisiane in colonial times.
The old Louisiana State Capitol castle. In 1849, the Louisiana state legislature in New Orleans, dominated in number by wealthy rural planters, decided to move the seat of government to Baton Rouge. The majority of representatives feared a concentration of power in the state's largest city and the continuing strong influence of French Creoles ...
In 1804, all of the Louisiana Purchase south of the 33rd parallel became the Orleans Territory, and the remainder became the District of Louisiana. (The District of Louisiana was later renamed the Louisiana Territory; and still later, when the Orleans Territory became the State of Louisiana, the Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri Territory.)