Louisiana home of the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Hornets is also home to a variety of different people and cultures. Louisiana is my home state and I love it dearly. Louisiana might be poor and ranks in the lower forty in education but it has some very interesting qualities. Our state capital has been Baton Rouge since 1849. Louisiana's state flag is a pelican feeding its young against a field of blue. Louisiana's Governor is Mike Foster. The population is about six- million people. Louisiana has sixty-four parishes, and it is the only state with parishes. Louisiana the "Boot".
Louisiana was made a state in 1812. It is the eighteenth state of the union. Louisiana was a very important addition to the United States, because of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi and the port of New Orleans was a major shipping place for the export and import of major goods. There are five major ports in Louisiana today, which produce billions to the Louisiana economy. Louisiana is bordered by Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, and the Gulf of Mexico.
The main elements in Louisiana are oil and natural gas. Louisiana also has sulfur, lime, salt, and petroleum. Louisiana has ten percent of all known United States oil reserves, and ranks third in the United States in production. Louisiana has more than 13 million acres of forest with pine, oak, gum, and cypress. Louisiana is among the top ten states in production of sugar cane, rice, sweet potatoes, and cotton. It is also the only state to have source of the Tobasco Pepper, which makes Louisiana's famous hot sauce. Tourism also brings billions of dollars to the Louisiana economy.
Louisiana has a very diverse population of people. People say Louisiana is like a pot of gumbo, some of all nationalities. Louisiana people enjoy eating lots of gumbo and other spicy Creole dishes. Besides big city people Louisiana people enjoy farming, game hunting, fishing, and drinking.
Louisiana Living This whole story starts off with packing and in the same matter ends with packing. ... So, now that you know why I ended up in Louisiana, you can get the rest of the story. ... Now, I was finally in Monroe, Louisiana. ... Now I must move on to the rest of the time that I spent in Louisiana. ... So I will get back to my favorite subject while I was in Louisiana, the bar. ...
Louisiana was of diminishing importance to France. ... Without the island of Hispaniola, he had little use for Louisiana. Napoleon decided to concentrate on his European ventures and sell Louisiana to the United States. ... For example, What were the boundaries of Louisiana? ... What about the French in Louisiana? ...
The Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase was one the largest land mass ever purchased by the United States at one time. ... He achieved much throughout his term but nothing compared to the acquisition of the huge province called Louisiana. The French originally settled the Province of Louisiana in the early 18th century. ... This forced Spain to return what was left of Louisiana to France. ... John Monroe and Robert Livingston offered to buy all of Louisiana for fifteen million dollars. ...
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from France. ... This was known as the Louisiana Purchase. ... There was a huge dilemma on adding Louisiana to the United States. ... The Louisiana Purchase put the United States in debt. ... The Louisiana Purchase was the largest land purchased at one time. ...
Hall begins with a discussion of the people who were originally sent to Louisiana to colonize. ... As a military post and due to the constant threat of the large Indian populace, not many wanted to go to Louisiana. ... The next chapter is also focusing on the general beginning of the Louisiana culture. ... She then goes through the different tribes of the area and talks about their relations to Colonial Louisiana. ... In the next chapter, Hall begins to describe the Louisiana Creole culture. ...
My Louisiana All my life I have lived in Louisiana. I have visited many other states and countries, but Louisiana will always be the place I can call home. ... During our seventh grade year we went on a tour of Louisiana. This experience taught me so much more about Louisiana than I ever knew before. ... Whenever some one asks me where I am from I am very proud to say, " I am from Mandeville, Louisiana" ...
The Louisiana Purchase In the last part of the eighteenth century the Louisiana Territory was owned by Spain. ... The problem here being that American goods had to go through Louisiana to get to the East Coast by ship. ... The treaty gave Louisiana to France and Napoleon Bonaparte. ... Deciding to focus his efforts on Europe Napoleon told Livingston and Monroe that they could have the Louisiana Territory for 15 million dollars. ...
Thomas Jefferson faced a major dilemma when deciding to purchase the Louisiana territory. ... However, no one anticipated a deal such as the Louisiana Purchase to be possible. ... The Louisiana Territory was a vast area of land in the Americas owned by the French under the control of Napoleon Bonaparte. ... The Louisiana Purchase had some drawbacks for the Natives who originally occupied the land. ... Though the Louisiana Purchase was a risky and bold move in history, on behalf of Jefferson and America, it was truly one of the most rewarding decisions in history. ...
In 1802, France forced Spain to sign a "secret" treaty, giving the Louisiana Area to the French, without the United States' knowledge. ... However, France decided to get rid of their entire Louisiana area and offered to sell it to Livingston. Livingston had only the authority to purchase New Orleans but at an offer of 15 million dollars he could not refuse and bought the area in what is known as the Louisiana Purchase. ... While bringing obvious, huge benefits to the United States, the Louisiana Purchase created dissidence among the New England Federalists, ultimately resulting in a mo...
