Louisiana
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...and Confidence. State bird, Eastern brown...189 sq km of the states area is underwater...festival in the United States held annually...and Lafayette. Government, Politics, and Higher Education...concern in the United States. President Jefferson...Louisiana to the United States (see Louisiana...Statehood The United States took possession...Union in 1812 as the state of Louisiana. Settlement...division of the state into parishes rather...the Canary Islands united behind Andrew Jackson to defeat (1815) the British at...from other Southern states, great sugar and...Aftermath On Jan. 26, 1861, Louisiana seceded...