Outline of Louisiana
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Louisiana:
Louisiana - U.S. state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties. Some Louisiana urban environments have a strong multicultural and multilingual heritage, influenced by an admixture of 18th century French, Spanish, Native American (Indian) and African inhabitants.
General reference
- Names
- * Common name: Louisiana
- ** Pronunciation:,
- * Official name: State of Louisiana
- * Abbreviations and name codes
- ** Postal symbol: LA
- ** ISO 3166-2 code: US-LA
- ** Internet second-level domain: .la.us
- * Nicknames
- ** Bayou State
- ** Child of the Mississippi
- ** Creole State
- **Fisherman's Paradise
- **Holland of America
- ** Pelican State
- ** Sportsman's Paradise
- ** Sugar State
- Adjectival: Louisiana
- Demonym: Louisianian
Geography of Louisiana
Geography of Louisiana- Louisiana is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- * Northern Hemisphere
- * Western Hemisphere
- ** Americas
- *** North America
- **** Anglo America
- **** Northern America
- ***** United States of America
- ****** Contiguous United States
- ******* Central United States
- ******** West South Central States
- ******* Western United States
- ******* Southern United States
- ******* Black Belt
- ******** Deep South
- ********* Gulf Coast of the United States
- ******** South Central United States
- Population of Louisiana: 4,533,372
- Area of Louisiana:
- Atlas of Louisiana
Places in Louisiana
- Historic places in Louisiana
- * National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana
- * National Register of Historic Places listings in Louisiana
- ** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- National Natural Landmarks in Louisiana
- National parks in Louisiana
- State parks in Louisiana
Environment of Louisiana
- Climate of Louisiana
- Protected areas in Louisiana
- * State forests of Louisiana
- Superfund sites in Louisiana
Natural geographic features of Louisiana
Regions of Louisiana
Administrative divisions of Louisiana
- The 64 parishes of the state of Louisiana
- * Municipalities in Louisiana
- ** Cities in Louisiana
- *** State capital of Louisiana:
- *** City nicknames in Louisiana
- ** Towns in Louisiana
- * Census-designated places in Louisiana
Demography of Louisiana
Demographics of LouisianaGeology of Louisiana
- Brown Dense oil and gas play
- Louisiana Geological Survey
- Haynesville Shale oil and gas play
- Paleontology in Louisiana
Government and politics of Louisiana
Politics of Louisiana- Form of government: U.S. state government
- Louisiana's congressional delegations
- Louisiana State Capitol
- Elections in Louisiana
- Political party strength in Louisiana
Branches of the government of Louisiana
Government of LouisianaExecutive branch of the government of Louisiana
- Governor of Louisiana
- *Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
- * Secretary of State of Louisiana
- State departments
- * Louisiana Department of Transportation
Legislative branch of the government of Louisiana
- Louisiana State Legislature
- * Upper house: Louisiana Senate
- * Lower house: Louisiana House of Representatives
Judicial branch of the government of Louisiana
Courts of LouisianaLaw and order in Louisiana
Law of Louisiana- Cannabis in Louisiana
- Capital punishment in Louisiana
- * Individuals executed in Louisiana
- Constitution of Louisiana
- Crime in Louisiana
- Gun laws in Louisiana
- Law enforcement in Louisiana
- * Law enforcement agencies in Louisiana
- ** Louisiana State Police
- Same-sex marriage in Louisiana
Military in Louisiana
History of Louisiana
History of LouisianaHistory of Louisiana, by period
- Poverty Point culture, 2200 - 700 BCE
- Tchefuncte culture, 600 BCE - 200 CE
- Marksville culture, 100 BCE to 400 CE
- Fourche Maline culture, 300 BCE to 800 CE
- Baytown culture, 300 to 700 CE
- Coles Creek culture, 700 - 1200
- Plaquemine culture, 1200–1400
- Caddoan Mississippian culture, 800 - 1600
- Native groups at time of European settlement
- Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
- *Treaty of Paris of 1763
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- *History of slavery in Louisiana, 1706–1865
- *Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
- Spanish colony of Tejas, -1821
- *Los Adaes, 1721–1773
- British Province of West Florida, 1763–1783
- *Treaty of Paris of 1783
- Spanish district of Baja Luisiana, 1764–1803
- *Rebellion of 1768
- *Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
- Spanish colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
- *Republic of West Florida, 1810
- French district of Basse-Louisiane, 1803
- *Louisiana Purchase of 1803
- Unorganized territory of the United States, 1803–1804
- Territory of Orleans, 1804–1812
- *Sabine Free State, 1806–1821
- *U.S. unilaterally annexes Florida Parishes, 1810
- History of Louisiana#Incorporation into the United States and antebellum years (1803–1860) since April 30, 1812
- *War of 1812, 1812–1815
- **Battle of New Orleans, 1815
- *Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
- *Louisiana in the American Civil War, 1861–1865
- **Confederate States of America, 1861–1865
- *Louisiana in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
- *Hurricane Katrina, 2005
History of Louisiana, by region
- by city
- * History of New Orleans
- ** New Orleans in the American Civil War
- * History of Baton Rouge
- * History of Shreveport
- * History of Metairie, Louisiana
- by parish
- * History of Orleans Parish, Louisiana
- * History of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
History of Louisiana, by subject
Culture of Louisiana
Culture of Louisiana- Museums in Louisiana
- Religion in Louisiana
- * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Louisiana
- * Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
- Scouting in Louisiana
- State symbols of Louisiana
- * Flag of the State of Louisiana
- * Great Seal of the State of Louisiana
The arts in Louisiana
Sports in Louisiana
Sports in LouisianaEconomy and infrastructure of Louisiana
Economy of Louisiana- Communications in Louisiana
- * Newspapers in Louisiana
- * Radio stations in Louisiana
- * Television stations in Louisiana
- Health care in Louisiana
- * Hospitals in Louisiana
- Transportation in Louisiana
- * Airports in Louisiana
- * Roads in Louisiana
- ** State highways in Louisiana