Portal:Louisiana
Wikipedia portal for content related to Louisiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
![]() | Portal maintenance status: (August 2021)
|
The Louisiana Portal![]() Louisiana (French: Louisiane [lwizjan] ⓘ; Spanish: Luisiana [lwiˈsjana]; Louisiana Creole: Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 20th in land area and the 25th in population, with roughly 4.6 million residents. Reflecting its French heritage, Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs). Baton Rouge is the state's capital, and New Orleans, a French Louisiana region, is its largest city with a population of about 383,000 people. Louisiana has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the south; a large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, leaving enormous deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh and swamp. These contain a rich southern biota, including birds such as ibises and egrets, many species of tree frogs—such as the state recognized American green tree frog—and fish such as sturgeon and paddlefish. More elevated areas, particularly in the north, contain a wide variety of ecosystems such as tallgrass prairie, longleaf pine forest and wet savannas; these support an exceptionally large number of plant species, including many species of terrestrial orchids and carnivorous plants. Over half the state is forested. Louisiana is situated at the confluence of the Mississippi river system and the Gulf of Mexico. Its location and biodiversity attracted various indigenous groups thousands of years before Europeans arrived in the 17th century. Louisiana has eighteen Native American tribes—the most of any southern state—of which four are federally recognized and ten are state recognized. The French claimed the territory in 1682, and it became the political, commercial, and population center of the larger colony of New France. After a brief period of Spanish rule, Louisiana was returned to France in 1801 before being purchased by the U.S. in 1803; it was admitted to the Union in 1812 as the 18th state. Following statehood, Louisiana saw an influx of settlers from the eastern U.S. as well as immigrants from the West Indies, Germany, and Ireland. It experienced an agricultural boom, particularly in cotton and sugarcane, which were cultivated primarily by slaves from Africa. As a slave state, Louisiana was one of the original seven members of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. (Full article...)
|
Non-Hispanic White 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90%+ |
Black or African American 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
Did you know - load new batch
- ... that Robin Roberts, later of ESPN and Good Morning America, worked as a reporter for the radio station at Southeastern Louisiana University while a student there?
- ... that the owner of a Louisiana radio station was killed while in the process of putting it back on the air?
- ... that the 2023 election for sheriff in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, was rerun after an initial margin of one vote?
- ... that the pro-adoption documentary I Lived on Parker Avenue premiered at the Louisiana Governor's Mansion in 2018 at the invitation of Governor John Bel Edwards?
- ... that Confederate troops under Colonel George Wythe Baylor disabled two Union tinclad gunboats on the Red River in Louisiana on May 5, 1864?
- ... that when students spoke Vietnamese in a graduation speech in Louisiana, the school district proposed banning all non-English languages?
Related portals
Topics
Categories
New articles
Rules | Match log | Results page (for watching) | Last updated: 2024-07-22 21:39 (UTC)
Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. See List display personalization for details.
- 2019–20 College Football Playoff (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by PCN02WPS (talk · contribs · new pages (9)) started on 2024-07-21, score: 20
- River City Casino (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Tassedethe (talk · contribs · new pages (539)) started on 2024-07-21, score: 30
- Duncan MacDougall (British Army officer) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk · contribs · new pages (9)) started on 2024-07-20, score: 24
- 1935 Southeastern Conference football season (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-07-20, score: 20
- Nick Bruno (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by CANthony0125 (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2024-07-19, score: 20
- 8th National Eucharistic Congress (United States) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Darth Stabro (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2024-07-19, score: 42
- You Need to Live a Little (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Caro7200 (talk · contribs · new pages (5)) started on 2024-07-19, score: 24
- Henry Carleton (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Tassedethe (talk · contribs · new pages (539)) started on 2024-07-18, score: 20
- Bally's Shreveport (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Otterman107 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-07-18, score: 20
- Bobby Smith (defensive back) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Natg 19 (talk · contribs · new pages (10)) started on 2024-07-18, score: 20
- List of Upsilon Pi Epsilon chapters (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Rublamb (talk · contribs · new pages (9)) started on 2024-07-17, score: 36
- 1934 Southeastern Conference football season (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-07-17, score: 22
- Charles J. Stivale (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Reykcultura7193 (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2024-07-17, score: 20
- Harry Lott (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Tassedethe (talk · contribs · new pages (539)) started on 2024-07-16, score: 20
- Alfred C. Glassell Jr. (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by ITBF (talk · contribs · new pages (10)) started on 2024-07-16, score: 36
- Gail Cramer (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Erine1987 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-07-16, score: 38
- Jane Fine (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Theroadislong (talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2024-07-15, score: 22
- Grand Bayou, Louisiana (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by RyanAl6 (talk · contribs · new pages (18)) started on 2024-07-15, score: 20
- Cade Cole (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Tchouppy (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-07-15, score: 40
- Beverly Turner Lynds (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by IcyDwarves (talk · contribs · new pages (35)) started on 2024-07-15, score: 20
- Henry Hyams (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Tassedethe (talk · contribs · new pages (539)) started on 2024-07-14, score: 20
- Zy Alexander (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Butters.From.SouthPark (talk · contribs · new pages (30)) started on 2024-07-14, score: 40
- Rosalee Calvert (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Samuelrclaesson (talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2024-07-14, score: 20
- 1933 Southeastern Conference football season (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-07-13, score: 20
- Henry Lee Scott (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Billmckern (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-07-12, score: 24
- Kyle DeBarge (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by GPL93 (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2024-07-12, score: 40
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents season 2 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Sink Cat (talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2024-07-11, score: 20
- Marsh Island Wildlife Refuge (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Otr500 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-07-10, score: 20
- Harvey Fields (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Tassedethe (talk · contribs · new pages (539)) started on 2024-07-09, score: 20
- Frederick Cable Oechsner (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Andrejsmirnov97 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-07-09, score: 34
- Morgan Deare (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by 2A00:23C6:D88E:8901:85D3:5DF5:4565:871F (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-07-08, score: 40
- Charles-Philippe (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Clarityfiend (talk · contribs · new pages (17)) started on 2024-07-08, score: 20
WikiProjects
Tasks
![]() |
Here are some tasks awaiting attention:
|
Associated Wikimedia
The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject:
-
Commons
Free media repository -
Wikibooks
Free textbooks and manuals -
Wikidata
Free knowledge base -
Wikinews
Free-content news -
Wikiquote
Collection of quotations -
Wikisource
Free-content library -
Wikiversity
Free learning tools -
Wikivoyage
Free travel guide -
Wiktionary
Dictionary and thesaurus