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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 115. Chapters: 1812 treaties, Conflicts in 1812, States and territories disestablished in 1812, States and territories established in 1812, Louisiana, Peninsular War, Battle of Borodino, Battle of Salamanca, French invasion of Russia, Timeline of the Adriatic campaign, 1807-1814, Battle of Queenston Heights, Battle of Krasnoi, Adriatic campaign of 1807-1814, Mendoza Province, War of the Sixth Coalition, Gunboat War, Battle of Vyazma, Bessarabia Governorate, Action of 3 February 1812, Anglo-Russian War, Battle of Tucumán, First Republic of Venezuela, Battle of Vitebsk, Siege of Badajoz, Battle of Pirano, Claude François de Malet, Battle of Almaraz, Siege of Burgos, Battle of Villagarcia, Siege of Fort Mackinac, List of sovereign states in 1812, Battle of Maguaga, Battle of Berezina, Battle of Fayal, Battle of Smoliani, Russo-Persian War, Missouri Territory, Russo-Turkish War, Second Battle of Polotsk, List of state leaders in 1812, Battle of Ostrovno, Battle of Smolensk, Battle of Majadahonda, Battle of Cerrito, Battle of Czasniki, Battle of Venta del Pozo, Battle of Garcia Hernandez, USS United States vs HMS Macedonian, Russian Army order of battle, Battle of Tarutino, Battle of Maguilla, Battle of Maloyaroslavets, Battle of Klyastitsy, The Schooner Exchange v. M'Faddon, First Battle of Polotsk, Convention of Tauroggen, Battle of Saltanovka, Battle of Valutino, Cambodian Rebellion, Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Treaty of Bucharest, List of colonial governors in 1812, Carmen de Areco Partido, Battle of Medina, Treaty of Orebro, Battle of Aslanduz, Treaty of Saint Petersburg. Excerpt: Louisiana ( or ; French: , ; Louisiana Creole: Léta de la Lwizyàn) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties. The largest parish by population is East Baton Rouge Parish, and the largest by land area is Cameron Parish. Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by an admixture of 18th century French, Spanish, Native American (Indian) and African cultures that they are considered to be somewhat exceptional in the U.S. Before the American influx and statehood at the beginning of the 19th century, the territory of current Louisiana State had been a Spanish and French colony. In addition, the pattern of development included importing numerous African slaves in the 18th century, with many from the same region of West Africa, thus concentrating their culture. Louisiana was named after Louis XIV, King of France from 1643-1715. When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it , meaning "Land of Louis". Once part of the French Colonial Empire, the Louisiana Territory stretched from present-day Mobile Bay to just north of the present-day Canadian border, and included a small part of what is now southwestern Canada. Map of Louisiana Aerial view of Louisiana wetland habitats. Louisiana is bordered to the west by the large state of Texas; to the north by Arkansas; to the east by the state of Mississippi; and to the south by the Gulf of Mexico. The surface of the state may properly be divided into two parts, the uplands and the alluvial. The alluvial region includes low swamp lands...

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