Outline of Louisiana

The Great Seal of the State of Louisiana

The location of the state of Louisiana in the United States of America

Main article: Louisiana

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Louisiana:

Louisiana – U.S. state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties. Some Louisiana urban environments have a strong multicultural and multilingual heritage, influenced by an admixture of 18th century French, Spanish, Native American (Indian) and African inhabitants.

General reference

An enlargeable map of the state of Louisiana

Names
- Common name: Louisiana
  - Pronunciation: ⁱ/luːˌiːziːˈænə/ or ⁱ/ˌluːziːˈænə/
- Official name: State of Louisiana
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: LA
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-LA
  - Internet second-level domain: .la.us
- Nicknames
  - Bayou State (previously used on license plates)
  - Child of the Mississippi
  - Creole State
  - Fisherman's Paradise
  - Holland of America
  - Pelican State
  - Sportsman's Paradise (currently used on license plates)
  - Sugar State
Adjectival: Louisiana
Demonym: Louisianian

Geography of Louisiana

Main article: Geography of Louisiana

Louisiana is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Central United States
        West South Central States
        
        Western United States
        
        Southern United States
        Deep South
        Gulf Coast of the United States
        
        South Central United States
Population of Louisiana: 4,533,372 (2010 U.S. Census^[1])
Area of Louisiana:
Atlas of Louisiana

Regions of Louisiana

Administrative divisions of Louisiana

An enlargeable map of the 64 parishes of the state of Louisiana

The 64 parishes of the state of Louisiana
- Municipalities in Louisiana
  - Cities in Louisiana
    - State capital of Louisiana:
    - City nicknames in Louisiana
  - Towns in Louisiana
- Census-designated places in Louisiana

Demography of Louisiana

Main article: Demographics of Louisiana

Geology of Louisiana

Government and politics of Louisiana

Main article: Government of Louisiana and Politics of Louisiana

Branches of the government of Louisiana

Main article: Government of Louisiana

Executive branch of the government of Louisiana

Governor of Louisiana
- Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
- Secretary of State of Louisiana
State departments
- Louisiana Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Louisiana

Louisiana State Legislature (bicameral)
- Upper house: Louisiana Senate
- Lower house: Louisiana House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Louisiana

Main article: Courts of Louisiana

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Law and order in Louisiana

Main article: Law of Louisiana

Capital punishment in Louisiana
- Individuals executed in Louisiana
Constitution of Louisiana
Crime in Louisiana
Gun laws in Louisiana
Law enforcement in Louisiana
- Law enforcement agencies in Louisiana
  - Louisiana State Police
Same-sex marriage in Louisiana

Military in Louisiana

History of Louisiana

History of Louisiana, by period

Poverty Point culture, 2200 - 700 BCE
Tchefuncte culture, 600 BCE - 200 CE
Marksville culture, 100 BCE to 400 CE
Fourche Maline culture, 300 BCE to 800 CE
Baytown culture, 300 to 700 CE
Coles Creek culture, 700 - 1200
Plaquemine culture, 1200–1400
Caddoan Mississippian culture, 800 - 1600
Native groups at time of European settlement
Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- History of slavery in Louisiana, 1706–1865
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
Spanish colony of Tejas, (1721–1773)-1821
- Los Adaes, 1721–1773
British Province of West Florida, 1763–1783
- Treaty of Paris of 1783
Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Baja Luisiana, 1764–1803
- Rebellion of 1768
- Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
Spanish colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
- Republic of West Florida, 1810
French district of Basse-Louisiane, 1803
- Louisiana Purchase of 1803
Unorganized territory of the United States, 1803–1804
Territory of Orleans, 1804–1812
- Sabine Free State, 1806–1821
- U.S. unilaterally annexes Florida Parishes, 1810
History of Louisiana#Incorporation into the United States and antebellum years (1803-1860)State of Louisiana since April 30, 1812
- War of 1812, 1812–1815
  - Battle of New Orleans, 1815
- Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
- Louisiana in the American Civil War, 1861–1865
  - Confederate States of America, 1861–1865
- Louisiana in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005

History of Louisiana, by region

by city
by parish
- History of Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Orleans Parish has the same boundaries as the city of New Orleans)
- History of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

History of Louisiana, by subject

History of slavery in Louisiana

Culture of Louisiana

Main article: Culture of Louisiana

The arts in Louisiana

Sports in Louisiana

Main article: Sports in Louisiana

Economy and infrastructure of Louisiana

Main article: Economy of Louisiana

Communications in Louisiana
Health care in Louisiana
- Hospitals in Louisiana
Transportation in Louisiana
- Airports in Louisiana
- Roads in Louisiana
  - State highways in Louisiana

Education in Louisiana

Main article: Education in Louisiana

Schools in Louisiana
- School districts in Louisiana
  - High schools in Louisiana
- Colleges and universities in Louisiana
  - University of Louisiana (disambiguation)
  - Louisiana State University

References

↑ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Louisiana".

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Louisiana

Outline of Louisiana at DMOZ
Louisiana Geographic Information Center
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Louisiana Weather and Tides
Geographic data related to Outline of Louisiana at OpenStreetMap

Ecoregions

Geology links

Geology
- Generalized Geologic Map of Louisiana, 2008
- Generalized Geology of Louisiana (text to Generalized Geologic Map of Louisiana)
- Loess Map of Louisiana
- Other Louisiana Geological Maps
- Louisiana Geofacts

Government

Official State of Louisiana website
Louisiana State Databases – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Louisiana state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
Census Statistics on Louisiana

Federal politics

News media

The Times-Picayune major Louisiana newspaper
WWL-TV Louisiana television station

Tourism

Outlines

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Outline of the United States by political division

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Federal district	Washington, D.C.

Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

State of Louisiana

Baton Rouge (capital)

Topics	Index History Music Louisianians Constitution Governors Lieutenant Governors Secretaries of State Attorneys General Legislature Supreme Court Congressional districts Symbols Visitor attractions

Society	Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Politics Radio Stations

Regions	Acadiana Ark-La-Tex Central Louisiana Florida Parishes Greater New Orleans Northwest Louisiana North Louisiana Southwest Louisiana

Cities	Alexandria Baton Rouge Bossier City Hammond Houma Kenner Lafayette Lake Charles Monroe Natchitoches New Iberia New Orleans Opelousas Ponchatoula Ruston Shreveport Slidell Sulphur

CDPs	Chalmette Harvey LaPlace Marrero Metairie Moss Bluff Terrytown

Metros	Alexandria Baton Rouge Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Lafayette Lake Charles Monroe New Orleans Shreveport‑Bossier City

Parishes	See: List of parishes in Louisiana

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