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2THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND ITS BORDERS

At the beginning Lousiana was populated by

Native Americans. In 1682 French

conquerors arrived there and called Louisiana for his king, Louis XIV.

In 1803 with Louisiana

Purchase the state became part of The

USA.

HISTORY OF LOUISIANA

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GEOGRAPHY

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Typical dishes from Louisiana

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CREOLE JAMBALAYA : rice,

sausages, ham and shrimp

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LOUISIANA’S FESTIVALS AND

EVENTS

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Typical groups of Louisiana

Black Heritage Festival

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NEW ORLEANS JAZZ &

HERITAGE FESTIVAL!!!

New Orleans Jazz&Heritage

Festival is in April every year. Lots

of people take part in this festival.

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NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS

(THE CARNIVAL)

French

conquerors

brought

Mardi Gras

celebration

in Louisiana

with

Carnival

floats, masks

and parties

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Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a

carnival full of people and chariots. It is

celebrated for two weeks in February or

March. This year Mardi Gras was on

21 February

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Birdwatching in Louisiana is

very famous, you can find

Birdwatching associations

near the lakes or rivers, for

example Lake Charles, and

also near the coast

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FISHING IN LOUISIANA

IN FRESHWATER OR IN

SALTWATER

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MOST IMPORTANT CITIES OF LOUISIANA

BATON ROUGE is the capital city. The name comes from the red

stick that divided the hunt areas of Houma and Bayou Goula in the

past. When French people founded the city they used this typical

symbol.

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CAPITOL STATE is the seat of government for

the U.S. state of Louisiana

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NEW ORLEANS

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BOURBON STREET is a street in the

heart of New Orleans' oldest

neighborhood, the French quarter

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SAINT LOUIS CATHEDRAL in

New Orleans is the oldest

cathedral in the USA, built by

French people for the king Louis

XIV

Confederate Memorial Hall Museum is a museum

located in New Orleans which contains historical

facts of the Confederate States of America

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SAINT JOSEPH

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CURIOSITIES

"Union, Justice

and Confidence"

is the slogan of

Louisiana

In New Orleans

Luis Amstrong

was born. He was

one of the most

famous jazz

musicians

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New Orleans is

definitely a city full of

life, but you will be

surprised to discover

that its cemeteries

have its admirers, and

that there are even

organized tours to visit

them!