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Discovery of Louisiana
In the winter of 1681-1682, the French explorer Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle, led an expedition from Canada down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. La Salle reached the river's outlet to the gulf, where he set up a cross and a wooden post carved with the coat of arms of his king, Louis XIV. In the presence of a handful of followers, the thirty-nine-year old explorer claimed the entire Mississippi water for France, and named the new territory "Louisiana." -
New Orleans is found
Founded by the French, ruled for 40 years by the Spanish and bought by the United States in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, New Orleans is known for its distinct Creole culture and vibrant history. -
Spain takes over Louisiana
In 1762, France ceded the Isle of Orleans and all of Louisiana west of the Mississippi to Spain in the Treaty of Fontainebleau. Because the treaty was signed in secrecy, Spain did not take over Louisiana until 1766. -
Louisiana gets sold
Napoleon sells Louisiana the the U.S.A for 15 million dollars. -
Louisiana become a state
Louisiana reverted to France in 1800 and was sold by Napoleon to the U.S. in 1803. The southern part, known as the territory of Orleans, became the state of Louisiana in 1812 -
Mardi Gras!
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First black Mayor in New Orleans
About Ernest MorialErnest Nathan Morial. Ernest Nathan Morial (known as Dutch) (October 9, 1929–December 24, 1989) was a U.S. political figure and a leading civil rights advocate. He was the first black mayor of New Orleans, serving from 1978 to 1986. (actual daand month not found) -
Louisiana has the highest crime rate in America
Louisiana has the highest crime rate out of all 50 states.
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Hurricane Katrina
Damages of Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Katrina was the sixth most intense Atlantic hurricane ever. (category 5) -
New Orleans Saints win the Superbowl
The Saints defeated the Colts by a score of 31–17, earning their first Super Bowl win. The game was played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on February 7, 2010 for the fifth time! -
Oil spill
More information on the oil spill The deepwater horizon oil spill began on 20 April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. It took eleven lives and is considered the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, and estimated 8% to 31% larger in volume than the previously largest, the Ixtoc I oil spill.
