Louisiana
district of New France
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Louisiana is an administrative territorial entity. It was founded on January 1, 1682. Louisiana was dissolved on January 1, 1804.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New France[3]
- Country: Kingdom of France[4]
- Capital: New Orleans[5]
- Named after: Louis XV of France[6]
- Part of: New France[7]
- Commons category: French Louisiana[8]
- Inception: January 1, 1682[9]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1804[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Louisiana (New France)[11]
- Replaced by: Louisiana[12], West Florida[13], Louisiana Purchase[14]
- Official name: Colony of Louisiana[15], Colonie de la Louisiane[16]
- Native label: Louisiane[17]
- Different from: Luizjana[18], Louisiana[19]
- Position held by head of the organization: governor of French Louisiana[20]
- Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Arkansas[21], Iowa[22], Missouri[23], Kansas[24], Oklahoma[25], Nebraska[26], Minnesota[27], Louisiana[28], New Mexico[29], Texas[30], North Dakota[31], South Dakota[32], Wyoming[33], Montana[34]
Why It Matters
Louisiana has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Louisiana is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]