Louisianan
Americannoun
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Louisianans
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adjective
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An early rivalry developed between Scalise and McCarthy that punctuated their rise, and continues to this day as the Louisianan is about to take the gavel after the Californian was pushed out.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
That would see Mr Barnes shatter a US record set three years ago by another Louisianan, Normandie Cormier.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
The executive chef in El Segundo, a round, gray-whiskered Louisianan named Whitney Wilson, eagerly pointed out that his wings — the most popular item on the menu — are double-brined and marinated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
Yet this was the standard method of production until a clever Louisianan named Norbert Rillieux upended it.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 26, 2022
The favorites on the Louisianan rent the air with their yells, hats went into the air, while the friends of the Virginian shouted like mad to the rider: "Let him out, let him out."
From History of Kershaw's Brigade by D. Augustus Dickert
“I felt that boredom was, to Louisianans, or must be, much worse than corruption,” Ms. Lemann writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
This outcome gave Black Louisianans, who make up roughly one-third of the state’s population, a meaningful opportunity to elect their preferred candidate in just one district, while white voters dominated the other five.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2025
Predominantly monochrome photos taken during the “Kindness” production feature Stone, co-star Jesse Plemons and sometimes random Louisianans posing, often, with their faces obscured or turned away from the lens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
“This Supreme Court ruling is a win not just for Alabamians but for Louisianans as well,” Carter said in an emailed statement.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
So great was the dread of the Louisianans of being forced to bow to Spanish rule, that they spoke seriously of burning New Orleans rather than giving it up to the hated foreign authorities.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Willis Fletcher Johnson
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