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Louisianan

American  
[loo-ee-zee-an-uhn] / luˌi ziˈæn ən /

noun

  • Louisianans
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Louisiana.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Louisiana or its inhabitants.

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An affable Louisianan, Scalise was first elected to Congress in 2008, after more than a decade in the state legislature, and swiftly rose through the ranks in Washington.

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

Yet this was the standard method of production until a clever Louisianan named Norbert Rillieux upended it.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 26, 2022

Ed Orgeron, a native Louisianan who speaks with a distinctive Cajun growl, won the national championship at LSU two seasons ago.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2021

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

The sentiment and the tune took the fancy of the ardent Louisianans, and they carried it with them into the Confederate army, where it soon established itself as the war-song of the South.

From A Book About the Theater by Brander Matthews

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