| Louisiana ((in)Louisiana) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  United States |
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| Area | 135 382 km² |
| Population | 4 533 372 hab. () |
| Density | 33,49 inhab./km² |
| Spindle | UTC − 06: 00 Central Time, America / Chicago |
| Location | |
 31 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N 92 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Louisiana is a state of United States of America. It has the particularity of its French heritage (the Acadians, a people descending from the first French people of Acadia who took refuge in Louisiana after the terrible English repression) of having 7% of French speakers, which makes it the most French-speaking state. in the United States, this rate is even higher than in English-speaking Canada, where it is only 4%.
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Regions
- Southern Louisiana, English speaking, in the north of the state;
- Southern Louisiana, much more populated than the north, anglophone and francophone.
Cities
The cities inherit French surnames, due to the heritage of France.
- 1 New Orleans – The biggest tourist destination famous for its "French Square".
- 2 Red Stick – The state capital.
- 3 Lafayette – The cultural capital of the Cajuns, French speaking people.
- 4 Monroe .
- 5 Natchitoches – Place of the purchase of Louisiana by the French for the benefit of the United States.
- 6 Shreveport – The largest city in southern Louisiana.
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Since only 1916, English has been decreed as the official language, so it is spoken everywhere. After two centuries of massive Francophonisation in the region, the heritage is still very present since 7% of the population speaks French and a good part of the population can understand a little conversation. The teaching of French has made a strong comeback in state schools, with teachers from France and Quebec reinforcing the staff already present.
