Louisiana

[ loo-ee-zee-an-uh, loo-uh-zee-, loo-ee- ]

/ luˌi ziˈæn ə, ˌlu ə zi-, ˌlu i- /

noun

a state in the S United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Capital: Baton Rouge. Abbreviation: LA (for use with zip code), La.

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Lou·i·si·an·an, Lou·i·si·an·i·an, adjective, noun

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His books include Render unto Rome and a novel about Louisiana politics, Last of the Red Hot Poppas.

The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise |Jason Berry |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Jason Berry received a 1992 Alicia Patterson Fellowship for his coverage of demagogues in Louisiana.

The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise |Jason Berry |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
In 1989, a newly registered Republican in Louisiana named David Duke won his only election by a fluke.

The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise |Jason Berry |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.

Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking |Tina Traster |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

EURO was founded by David Duke, the ex-Klansman who ran for Louisiana governor in 1991.

Racists Melt Down Over Steve Scalise |Emily Shire |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Only a year and a half had elapsed since Louisiana had passed into American hands.

A Dream of Empire |William Henry Venable
And (remarkably enough) he looked forward even then to the day when Louisiana would belong to the republic.

The Crossing |Winston Churchill
Louisiana (Moser, personal communication, 1959): Numerous specimens were encountered in some nests of A. texana.

The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches |Louis M. Roth
The only winter record for Louisiana is that of a female taken by me at Hackberry on January 24, 1941.

Additions to the List of the Birds of Louisiana |George H. Lowery, Jr.
They are full two thousand miles from their home in Louisiana.

The Young Voyageurs |Mayne Reid

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Louisiana

/ (luːˌiːzɪˈænə) /

noun

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) Abbreviation: La, (with zip code) LA

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Louisiana

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.

notes for Louisiana

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

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