Louisiana
a state in the southern United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Capital: Baton Rouge. Abbreviations: LA (for use with zip code), La.
Other words from Louisiana
- Lou·i·si·an·an, Lou·i·si·an·i·an, adjective, noun
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How to use Louisiana in a sentence
In Louisiana, people with chronic conditions have to be at least 55 years old to be eligible for a coronavirus shot.
Vaccine lotteries and personal appeals: The medically vulnerable find their priority status slipping away | Lena H. Sun, Isaac Stanley-Becker | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostPopeyes had long been an also-ran in the war for fast food supremacy, coasting on the appeal of its Louisiana-inspired offerings and a menu largely centered around chicken and shrimp.
The neighboring grid in Louisiana, which follows a traditional, vertically-integrated, regulated design, also experienced blackouts.
Is this the end of Texas’s Wild West electricity market? | Tim McDonnell | February 20, 2021 | QuartzThe road trip was seamless until we crossed over the Mississippi state line into Louisiana.
Was a three-week trip to New Orleans for work or vacation? Both. | Andrea Sachs | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostThe US braces for more storms… Another round of snow and sleet is expected to hit the southern US on Wednesday, as people in Texas, Louisiana, and the Carolinas struggle without power, heat and water.
His books include Render unto Rome and a novel about Louisiana politics, Last of the Red Hot Poppas.
Jason Berry received a 1992 Alicia Patterson Fellowship for his coverage of demagogues in Louisiana.
In 1989, a newly registered Republican in Louisiana named David Duke won his only election by a fluke.
He was part of an extreme, racialized white faction in the Louisiana state house that was clearly dead-set against honoring King.
Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game | Michael Tomasky | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLast summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
The result of this mission was eminently successful; a special treaty was drawn up and Spain sold Louisiana to France.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonIn the yard, which was kept scrupulously neat, were flowers and plants of every description which flourishes in South Louisiana.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinIn Louisiana the tobacco plant flourishes well and grows as well and as luxuriantly as sugar cane.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.In color Louisiana tobacco is very dark, entirely different from any other variety grown in the Mississippi valley.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The Perique and Louisiana tobacco are the principal varieties cultivated, and attain nearly the size of Connecticut seed leaf.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for Louisiana
/ (luːˌiːzɪˈænə) /
a state of the southern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: originally a French colony; bought by the US in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase; chiefly low-lying. Capital: Baton Rouge. Pop: 4 496 334 (2003 est). Area: 116 368 sq km (44 930 sq miles): Abbreviation: La, (with zip code) LA
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Cultural definitions for Louisiana
State in the southeastern United States bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Texas to the west. Its capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.
Notes for Louisiana
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