The history of Louisiana is long and rich. From its earliest settlement by Native Americans to its status as linchpin of an empire to its incorporation as a U.S. state, it has been successively bathed in the cultural influences of Native Americans, French, Spanish, the Caribbean, Africans, and the English, and has subsequently developed a rich and unique creolization of cultures.
Read more about History Of Louisiana: Prehistory, French Exploration and Colonization (17th Century To 1756), Africans and Early Slavery, Spanish Interregnum (1763–1800), Incorporation Into The United States and Antebellum Years (1803–1860), Secession and The Civil War (1860–1865), Reconstruction, Disenfranchisement and Segregation (1865–1929), The Great Depression and WWII (1929–1940s), The Battle For Civil Rights (1950–1970), Katrina and Its Aftermath (2005–present)
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