Place details
Place nameLouisiana
Other namesLA
CountryUnited States
Latitude31
Longitude-92
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Occupied by 14,000 BC; Chitimacha, Biloxi, Atakapa & others lived here when Spanish & French settled in 16th-17th cen.; French brought in many slaves; was in Louisiana Purchase; was split between Union & Confederate forces early in Civil War.