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

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Louisiana

Nowhere is the impact more obvious than at the Flying J, just over the border from Louisiana at the crossroads of a U.S. consumer economy that runs on diesel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

A one-year-old toddler stumbles around an immigration court in Louisiana, crying.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Other Senate Republicans, including Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, have also opposed the measure.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The company wants to launch thousands of rockets each year from a planned spaceport in Louisiana.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Here in Louisiana, summer is probably hotter than it is where you are.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman