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Louisiana was formed from French and Spanish colonies, which were both officially Roman Catholic. Local colonial government was based upon parishes, as the local ecclesiastical division. Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the territorial legislative council divided the Territory of Orleans (the predecessor of Louisiana state) into 12 ...
Romney carried Louisiana's eight electoral votes with 57.78% of the popular vote. Louisiana was one of six states where Obama did better in 2012 than in 2008, with his margin of loss decreasing from 18.63% to 17.20%. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time that a Democrat has won over 40% of the vote in the state. Obama is ...
Abortion in Louisiana is mostly illegal as of August 1, 2022. [1] In 2022, Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed a law criminalizing abortion providers. An earlier version of the bill had also sought to criminalize abortion seekers, but this was vehemently opposed by both opponents and advocates of abortion rights. [2]
The Governor of Louisiana is yet to either sign or veto the bills. The Governor of Louisiana however signed a bill into law that implements the “expungement” of certain cannabis criminal records of individuals - based under certain conditions and circumstances (i.e. up to 14g possession and being a first time offender). References
The list of ecoregions in Louisiana are listings of terrestrial ecoregions (see also, ecosystem) in the United States' State of Louisiana, as defined separately by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the World Wildlife Fund. Louisiana's ecology is in a land area of 51,840 square miles (134,264 km 2 ); the state is 379 ...
UTC-5 ( CDT) Area code. 337. FIPS code. 22-50815. Milton / ˈmɪltən / is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. At the 2010 U.S. census it had a population of 3,030; [2] at the 2019 American Community Survey, it had an estimated population of 2,299. [3]
Louisiana state parks have many accommodations, including overnight cabins, boating rentals, guided daily tours, and fishing piers. In 2002, Louisiana state parks had more than 2 million visitors. With the addition of Palmetto Island State Park in 2010, Louisiana state parks comprise more than 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) of land.
The Louisiana State Library was created in 1838. It was originally located in New Orleans, which was the state capital at the time. In 1849 the capital was moved to Baton Rouge, and the library also moved. [2] During the Civil War the library was moved back to New Orleans to protect the collection. Only part of the collection was taken, and ...