Results: Louisiana - the Pelican State

Louisiana - the state was named after Louis XIV, King of France. Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France and named it La Louisiane. The suffix –ana (or –ane) is a Latin suffix that can refer to "information relating to a particular individual, subject, or place." Thus, roughly, Louis + ana carries the idea of "related to Louis." Have you ever studied the French language?

The largest city by population is New Orleans (383,282 in 2020). Have you ever been to New Orleans?

Louisiana is divided into parishes instead of counties. The reason for this dates back to the state's French and Spanish colonial history, where the term "parish" was used to describe the administrative divisions of the Catholic Church. Did you know this about Louisiana?

Would you like to visit Louisiana?