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Louisiana
Louisiana: Gulf Coast state, 43,193 sq mi, population 4,657,757 (2020). Core of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase; holds 40% of US coastal wetlands and has lost about 2,000 sq mi of land since 1932.
Louisiana (New France)
Louisiana (New France), or Louisiane, was the French colony proclaimed by La Salle in 1682 over the Mississippi valley, settled from 1699 under Iberville, governed by proprietors like Crozat and John Law's Company of the Indies, ceded to Spain in 1762, and sold to the United States in 1803.
Louisiana (New Spain)
Louisiana (Luisiana), Spanish colony 1762-1803: acquired by secret Treaty of Fontainebleau, governed from New Orleans via the Cabildo, revolt of 1768, Gálvez's Gulf campaigns, retroceded to France in 1800 and sold to the U.S. in 1803.
Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole, or Kouri-Vini, is an endangered French-based creole developed in 18th-century Louisiana by enslaved Africans and colonists, with preverbal tense markers, SVO order, 3,000 to 10,000 remaining speakers, and a disputed Haitian-origin myth.
Louisiana Creole cuisine
Louisiana Creole cuisine, cuisine Creole, is the urban New Orleans culinary tradition blending French, Spanish, African, Caribbean, Native American, and Italian influences; known for gumbo, jambalaya, tomatoes, and the Holy Trinity, distinct from rural Cajun cooking.
Louisiana Creole people
Louisiana Creole people, also called Creoles of color and white Creoles, are the native people of colonial Louisiana of French, Spanish, African, and Native American descent, defined historically by Louisiana birth, Catholic faith, and French or Kouri-Vini language, not by race.
Louisiana Democratic Party
Louisiana Democratic Party (Democratic State Central Committee), Baton Rouge state affiliate of the Democratic Party; 210-member DSCC, chaired by Randal Gaines since April 2024; holds two U.S. House seats (Fields, Carter).
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is Louisiana's state agency for highways, bridges, ports, and public transportation, headquartered in Baton Rouge and led by a Secretary.
Louisiana Energy Access Project Pipeline
The Louisiana Energy Access Project Pipeline (LEAP) is a 150-mile natural gas gathering pipeline in Louisiana, owned and operated by DT Midstream and fully in service since August 2020.
Louisiana French
Louisiana French, also called Cajun French, is the umbrella term for French varieties of Louisiana, including Louisiana Regional French alongside Louisiana Creole; formed from colonial, Acadian, and other French input, it declined sharply after 1921 English-only schooling and is supported today by CODOFIL, founded 1968.
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride, "The Cradle of the Stars": weekly Shreveport country, rockabilly, and early rock radio show on KWKH, April 3, 1948 to August 27, 1960, launching Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, second in reach only to the Grand Ole Opry.
Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization
The Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization (LIALO) was a segregated competition league for African American high schools in Louisiana. It merged into the LHSAA around 1969.
Louisiana Intrastate Gas (LIG) Pipeline
The Louisiana Intrastate Gas (LIG) Pipeline is a natural gas gathering and transmission system in Louisiana, founded in 1955 and running from the Haynesville area to the Gulf Coast.
Louisiana LNG
Louisiana LNG (LALNG), formerly the Driftwood LNG project, is an under-construction LNG export terminal in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, developed by Woodside Energy with first exports expected in 2029.
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Louisiana) is a modern art museum in Humlebæk, Denmark, founded by Knud W. Jensen and opened 1958, designed by Jørgen Bo and Vilhelm Wohlert, with a 1945-onward collection, sculpture park, and Louisiana Channel. Distinct from LSU Museum of Art and Louisiana State Museum.
Louisiana Optical Network Infrastructure
The Louisiana Optical Network Infrastructure (LONI), originally the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative, is a fiber-optic research and education network connecting Louisiana's major universities to each other and to Internet2.
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase: the April 30, 1803 treaty by which the United States bought 828,000 square miles of Louisiana from France for $15 million, doubling the nation.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, commemorated the Louisiana Purchase centennial on a 1,270-acre Forest Park site, drew over 19.5 million visitors, and hosted the first North American Olympics.
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) is the largest US maximum-security prison, an 18,000-acre former slave plantation opened in 1901 on a Mississippi River bend, known for convict leasing history, farm labor litigation, and its ICE detention contract.
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University, also known as LSU, is the flagship public university of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. Established in 1853, it has about 44,000 students and holds Research 1 status.
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, founded July 6, 1894 in Ruston, Louisiana, is a public Carnegie R2 university in the University of Louisiana System with about 12,145 students, a quarter system, and NCAA Division I Sun Belt athletics.
Louisiana v. Callais
Louisiana v. Callais (also Callais v. Landry, Robinson v. Callais), 608 U.S. _ (2026): Supreme Court ruling holding Louisiana's SB8 map with two majority-Black districts an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and narrowing VRA Section 2 to intentional discrimination.
Louisiana Voodoo
Louisiana Voodoo, also called New Orleans Voodoo, is an African American religion centered on New Orleans that blends West and Central African spirit traditions with Roman Catholicism.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, known as the L&N, was a Class I railroad chartered in Kentucky in 1850 and merged into the Seaboard System in 1982.
Louisville Cardinals football
Louisville Cardinals football: University of Louisville FBS program (est. 1912), ACC member since 2014, coached by Jeff Brohm; 27 bowl appearances, 13 bowl wins, 2016 Heisman winner Lamar Jackson, home at L&N Stadium.
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball: University of Louisville program, ACC member since 2014, NCAA champions 1980 and 1986, 2013 title under Rick Pitino vacated in 2017, coached since 2024 by Pat Kelsey.
Louisville City FC
Louisville City FC (LouCity), USL Championship pro soccer club in Louisville, Kentucky, founded 2014, playing since 2015 at Lynn Family Stadium. Won USL Championship 2017-2018, Players' Shield 2024-2025, and 2026 USL Cup, the first USL club with all three trophies.
Louisville Colonels
Louisville Colonels, major league baseball team in Louisville, Kentucky, 1882-1899 (Louisville Eclipse 1882-1884); American Association then National League; won the 1890 AA pennant 88-44, first worst-to-first team; contracted by the NL after 1899.
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) is a regulated electric and gas utility headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, incorporated in 1913 and owned by PPL Corporation since 2010.
Louisville Kings
Louisville Kings, UFL professional spring football team in Louisville, Kentucky, at Lynn Family Stadium; announced October 7, 2025 as an expansion team, coached by Chris Redman, won the 2026 United Bowl in its inaugural season. Distinct from the Louisville Kings Australian football club.