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The State of Louisiana is a
state located in the
southern region of the
United States of America.
Its capital is Baton Rouge.
The largest city and
metropolitan area is New
Orleans. The largest parish
by population is Jefferson
Parish, and the largest by
land area is Cameron Parish.
Louisiana is the only state
divided into parishes, which
are local governments
equivalent to counties.
Some Louisiana urban
environments have a
multicultural, multilingual
heritage, so strongly
influenced by an admixture
of 18th century French,
Spanish and African cultures
that they have been
considered somewhat
exceptional in the U.S.
Before the American influx
and statehood at the
beginning of the 19th
century, the territory of
current Louisiana State had
been a Spanish and French
colony. In addition, the
pattern of development
included importing numerous
African Americans in the
18th century, with many from
the same region of West
Africa, thus concentrating
their culture.
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