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Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase 1803, American acquisition from France of the formerly Spanish region of Louisiana. Reasons for the Purchase The revelation in 1801 of the secret agreement of 1800, whereby Spain retroceded Louisiana to France, aroused uneasiness in the United States both because Napoleonic... Read more |
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bayou
bayou [Louisiana Fr.; from Choctaw bayuk =small stream], term used mainly in U.S. Gulf states, especially Louisiana and Mississippi, to describe a stationary or sluggishly moving body of water that was once part of a lake, river, or gulf and is swampy or marshy in nature. Bayou is sometimes used... Read more |
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Pearl River
Pearl River, China, USA 1. China (Guangdong): also known as the Zhū River from zhū ‘pearl’.2. USA: besides cities in Louisiana and New York, the Pearl River flows through Louisiana and Mississippi. The Native American name was Tallahatchie which the French translated as... Read more |
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First Commerce Corp
First Commerce Corporation 210 Baronne StreetP.O. Box 60279New Orleans, Louisiana 70160-0279U.S.A.(504) 561-1371Fax: (504) 561-1923 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1971Employees: 3,400Sales: $.50 billion (total interest income plus fee income)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 3100 Capital and Debt... Read more |
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Louisiana-Pacific Corp
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation 111 Southwest Fifth AvenuePortland, Oregon 97204U.S.A.Telephone: (503) 221-0800Fax: (503) 796-0204Web site: http://www.lpcorp.com Public Company Incorporated: 1972Employees: 10,000Sales: $2.29 billion (1998)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: LPXNAIC: 321113... Read more |
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Offshore Logistics Inc
Offshore Logistics, Inc. 224 Rue de JeanLafayette, Louisiana 70505U.S.A.Telephone: (337) 233-1221Fax: (337) 235-6678Web site: http://www.olog.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1969 in Louisiana, 1988 reincorporated in DelawareEmployees: 3,131Sales: $420.6 million (2000)Stock Exchanges:... Read more |
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Cajuns
Cajuns ETHNONYMS: Acadians of Louisiana Orientation Identification. The Cajuns are a distinct cultural group of people who have lived mainly in south-central and Southwestern Louisiana since the late eighteenth century. In the past, because of their Acadian heritage, residential... Read more |
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Taylor v. Louisiana
Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522 (1975), argued 16 Oct. 1974, decided 21 Jan. 1975 by vote of 8 to 1; White for the Court, Burger concurring, Rehnquist in dissent. Taylor was brought by a man charged with rape who had argued unsuccessfully in the Louisiana state courts that its “volunteers... Read more |
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Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America Also called the Confederacy. the eleven southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) that seceded from the United States in 1860 and 1861, thus precipitating the Civil War.... Read more |
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William Charles Coles Claiborne
William Charles Coles Claiborne 1775-1817, governor of Louisiana, b. Sussex co., Va. He began law practice in Sullivan co., Tenn., and was appointed a judge of the state supreme court in 1796. As a Congressman (1797-1801) he supported Jefferson, and in 1801 the President made him governor of... Read more |
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Bayou state sheriff takes corrections to new level
...office, this Louisiana sheriff is successfully...judicial service duties and serves...the Southwest Louisiana Law Enforcement...Calcasieu Parish Corrections Facilities...career-focused employees. The in-service...correctional employees' particular...confident employee, it is ... |
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GUARD DEPLOYMENTS WEAKEN PUBLIC SAFETY FORCES Many first responders are being...
...Department of Correction officers. The...public safety employees that must make...complete tours of duty in combat zones...19 officers on duty in Iraq, said...first responders return from the battlefield...come back they return to extreme professions...large part of the ... |
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JUN 21, 2011 GOVERNOR JINDAL SIGNS 74 BILLS INTO LAW.
...the governor of Louisiana: Today, Governor...Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL). HB...Public Safety and Corrections to make payments...Municipal Police Employees' Retirement...the powers and duties of the commissioner...creates the "Louisiana Seafood" prestige...individual income ... |