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

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Louisiana

The sixth-round draft pick, who played at Liberty, Louisiana State and Miami, was targeted 12 times in the first half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

The acquired gas fields span the East Texas and Louisiana portions of the Haynesville shale formation, a prolific region that supplies Gulf Coast industrial consumers and LNG export terminals through many pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

They were distributed to stores and retail consumers in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Louisiana established its fund in 2005 and today is one of 39 states, in addition to the District of Columbia, that compensate the wrongfully incarcerated.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

A cell phone formerly in Ms. Lamar's possession was located at a campground in Monroe, Louisiana, shortly before authorities received an anonymous tip from two gas station employees in Shreveport.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone