In 1861 Louisiana seceded from the Union and soon joined the Confederacy. In 1867 Louisiana was re-admitted to the Union. In 1869, sulfur is first produced in the United States.

In 1838, the first Mardi Gras parade was held in New Orleans and in 1837 the town of Shreveport was founded. The new capital was completed in Baton Rouge in the year 1932. Huey P. Long was assassinated in the state capital in 1935. In 1973, a team of surgeons performed Louisiana's first heart transplant. Two years later in 1975, the Superdome in New Orleans was completed at a total cost of 163,313,315 dollars.

Louisiana was the eighteenth state to join the Union.

New Orleans is the lowest point and is 5 feet below sea level. Our largest lake is half the size of Rhode Island. New Orleans is also our largest city.

Louisiana's climate is subtropical. This means that weather pretty much changes with the seasons. The average temperature in Louisiana ranges from 64 degrees Fahrenheit to 71 degrees Fahrenheit. The summer averages on temperatures don't go below the 80s. The average precipitation ranges from almost 45 inches in Shreveport to more than 56 inches in New Orleans.

Even before European settlers came to Louisiana, Indians were here. In 1762 Louisiana and New Orleans were ceded to Spain in a secret treaty. In 1800, the Spanish gave Louisiana to France.

The earliest European settlers were the French or Spanish. The French came to dominate much of southern Louisiana, which makes up about three-fourths of the state's population.

Louisiana is the finest place to live in America in my opinion. It ma

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