Lou·i·si·an·a
 Louisiana
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a southern U.S. state between Mississippi and Texas. (abbr.: LA)
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Louisianan (adj.), Louisianian (adj.), Louisianan (n.), Louisianian (n.) |
Louisiana was named in honor of France's King Louis the Fourteenth in 1682, when Sieur de la Salle claimed the Mississippi River valley for France.