Louisiana

[ loo-ee-zee-an-uh, loo-uh-zee-, loo-ee- ]

noun

1. a state in the southern United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). : Baton Rouge. : LA (for use with zip code), La.

Louisiana

/ luːˌiːzɪˈænə /

noun

1. a state of the southern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: originally a French colony; bought by the US in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase; chiefly low-lying. Capital: Baton Rouge. Pop: 4 496 334 (2003 est). Area: 116 368 sq km (44 930 sq miles) AbbreviationLawith zip codeLA

Louisiana

1. State in the southeastern United States bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Texas to the west. Its capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans .

Notes

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War .

Other Words From

• Lou·isi·anan Lou·isi·ani·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

His books include Render unto Rome and a novel about Louisiana politics, Last of the Red Hot Poppas.

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Jason Berry received a 1992 Alicia Patterson Fellowship for his coverage of demagogues in Louisiana.

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In 1989, a newly registered Republican in Louisiana named David Duke won his only election by a fluke.

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He was part of an extreme, racialized white faction in the Louisiana state house that was clearly dead-set against honoring King.

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Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.

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The result of this mission was eminently successful; a special treaty was drawn up and Spain sold Louisiana to France.

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In the yard, which was kept scrupulously neat, were flowers and plants of every description which flourishes in South Louisiana.

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In Louisiana the tobacco plant flourishes well and grows as well and as luxuriantly as sugar cane.

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In color Louisiana tobacco is very dark, entirely different from any other variety grown in the Mississippi valley.

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The Perique and Louisiana tobacco are the principal varieties cultivated, and attain nearly the size of Connecticut seed leaf.

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