A popular attraction in New Orleans is its oldest part of the city, the French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré or Vieux Carré Historic District. After New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city of New Orleans developed around the central square of the Vieux Carré. Due […]
Louisiana, (after Louis (Louis XIV) 14.), state in the southern United States around the mouth of the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico; 128,595 km2, 4.5 million population (2010), of which 32% are black. The capital is Baton Rouge (229,500 residents; 2010). Joined the Union in 1812 as the 18th State. Nickname: The Pelican […]
