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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Louisiana:
Louisiana – U.S. state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties. Some Louisiana urban environments have a strong multicultural and multilingual heritage, influenced by an admixture of 18th century French, Spanish, Native American (Indian) and African inhabitants.
General reference
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- Names
- Common name: Louisiana
- Pronunciation: /luˌiːziˈænə/ , /ˌluːziˈænə/
- Official name: State of Louisiana
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Postal symbol: LA
- ISO 3166-2 code: US-LA
- Internet second-level domain: .la.us
- Nicknames
- Bayou State (previously used on license plates)
- Child of the Mississippi
- Creole State
- Fisherman's Paradise
- Holland of America
- Pelican State
- Sportsman's Paradise (currently used on license plates)
- Sugar State
- Common name: Louisiana
- Adjectival: Louisiana
- Demonym: Louisianian
Geography of Louisiana
[edit]- Louisiana is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Louisiana: 4,533,372 (2010 U.S. Census[1])
- Area of Louisiana:
- Atlas of Louisiana
Places in Louisiana
[edit]- Historic places in Louisiana
- National Natural Landmarks in Louisiana
- National parks in Louisiana
- State parks in Louisiana
Environment of Louisiana
[edit]- Climate of Louisiana
- Protected areas in Louisiana
- Superfund sites in Louisiana
Natural geographic features of Louisiana
[edit]Regions of Louisiana
[edit]Administrative divisions of Louisiana
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- The 64 parishes of the state of Louisiana
- Municipalities in Louisiana
- Census-designated places in Louisiana
Demography of Louisiana
[edit]Geology of Louisiana
[edit]- Brown Dense oil and gas play
- Louisiana Geological Survey
- Haynesville Shale oil and gas play
- Paleontology in Louisiana
Government and politics of Louisiana
[edit]- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Louisiana
- Louisiana State Capitol
- Elections in Louisiana
- Political party strength in Louisiana
Branches of the government of Louisiana
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Louisiana
[edit]- Governor of Louisiana
- State departments
Legislative branch of the government of Louisiana
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Louisiana
[edit]Law and order in Louisiana
[edit]- Cannabis in Louisiana
- Capital punishment in Louisiana
- Constitution of Louisiana
- Crime in Louisiana
- Gun laws in Louisiana
- Law enforcement in Louisiana
- Same-sex marriage in Louisiana
Military in Louisiana
[edit]History of Louisiana
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History of Louisiana, by period
[edit]- Poverty Point culture, 2200 - 700 BCE
- Tchefuncte culture, 600 BCE - 200 CE
- Marksville culture, 100 BCE to 400 CE
- Fourche Maline culture, 300 BCE to 800 CE
- Baytown culture, 300 to 700 CE
- Coles Creek culture, 700 - 1200
- Plaquemine culture, 1200–1400
- Caddoan Mississippian culture, 800 - 1600
- Native groups at time of European settlement
- Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- Spanish colony of Tejas, (1721–1773)-1821
- Los Adaes, 1721–1773
- British Province of West Florida, 1763–1783
- Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Baja Luisiana, 1764–1803
- Spanish colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
- Republic of West Florida, 1810
- French district of Basse-Louisiane, 1803
- Louisiana Purchase of 1803
- Unorganized territory of the United States, 1803–1804
- Territory of Orleans, 1804–1812
- Sabine Free State, 1806–1821
- U.S. unilaterally annexes Florida Parishes, 1810
- History of Louisiana#Incorporation into the United States and antebellum years (1803–1860) since April 30, 1812
- War of 1812, 1812–1815
- Battle of New Orleans, 1815
- Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
- Louisiana in the American Civil War, 1861–1865
- Confederate States of America, 1861–1865
- Louisiana in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005
- War of 1812, 1812–1815
History of Louisiana, by region
[edit]- by city
- by parish
- History of Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Orleans Parish has the same boundaries as the city of New Orleans)
- History of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
History of Louisiana, by subject
[edit]Culture of Louisiana
[edit]The arts in Louisiana
[edit]Sports in Louisiana
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Louisiana
[edit]- Communications in Louisiana
- Health care in Louisiana
- Transportation in Louisiana
- Airports in Louisiana
- Roads in Louisiana
Education in Louisiana
[edit]- Schools in Louisiana
See also
[edit]- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Louisiana
- All pages with titles beginning with Louisiane
- All pages with titles beginning with Louisianian
- All pages with titles containing Louisiana
- All pages with titles containing Louisiane
- All pages with titles containing Louisianian
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Louisiana". Archived from the original on 2014-01-19.
External links
[edit]- Outline of Louisiana at Curlie
- Louisiana Geographic Information Center
- Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
- Louisiana Weather and Tides
Geographic data related to Outline of Louisiana at OpenStreetMap
- Ecoregions
- Geology links
- Geology
- Generalized Geologic Map of Louisiana, 2008
- Generalized Geology of Louisiana (text to Generalized Geologic Map of Louisiana)
- Loess Map of Louisiana
- Other Louisiana Geological Maps
- Louisiana Geofacts
- Government
- Official State of Louisiana website
- Louisiana State Databases – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Louisiana state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
- Census Statistics on Louisiana
- Federal politics
- Energy Profile for Louisiana
- USDA Louisiana Statistical Facts
- USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Louisiana
- 1st district: Steve Scalise – Website
- 2nd district: Cedric Richmond – Website & Campaign Website
- 3rd district: Jeff Landry – Website
- 4th district: John C. Fleming –
- 5th district: Rodney Alexander – Website
- 6th district: Bill Cassidy
- 7th district: Charles Boustany – Website
- News media
- The Times-Picayune major Louisiana newspaper
- WWL-TV Louisiana television station
- Tourism