Louisiana

American  

[loo-ee-zee-an-uh, loo-uh-zee-, loo-ee-] / luˌi ziˈæn ə, ˌlu ə zi-, ˌlu i- /

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.

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Louisiana British  

/ luːˌiːzɪˈænə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: La.   LA.  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)

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Louisiana Cultural  

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.

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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

Other Word Forms

• Louisianan adjective
• Louisianian adjective

Example Sentences

But because he still lacked legal status, he had to turn himself in to ICE and has been in detention ever since, moved among 11 facilities including his current one in Louisiana.

From The Wall Street Journal

Venture Global sanctioned an expansion project earlier this month at its giant Cameron Parish facility in Louisiana, with $8.6 billion in project financing.

From The Wall Street Journal

She is now in an ICE detention facility in Louisiana, where she has faced “inhumane and difficult treatment,” her attorney stated.

From Salon

For instance, under the waiver, foreign tankers could be used to move gasoline and diesel fuel from refineries in Texas and Louisiana to the East Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal

“So we’re talking about a time period in which, conservatively, there were over 80 million votes cast in Louisiana, and they found 74 potential cases of non-citizens voting — so less than one in a million.”

From Salon