Louisiana

The Impact of the French on Louisiana Dialects In Louisiana culture, the Creole and Cajun dialects dominate the language. In Connie Eble’s article “The Louisiana Purchase and American English”, she states that the event that has had the biggest influence on the dialects today is the Louisiana Purchase. In December of 1803, The Louisiana Purchase took place and America grew. Up to that point, areas in Northern America belonged to whomever was controlling the land at that time. In 1762, the…

of the religion is Louisiana voodoo, also known as New Orleans Voodoo, a unique form of voodoo religion practiced-- as its name suggests--mainly in Louisiana and the southeastern United States. The historical…

What if over 15% of the United States disappeared? By the year 2040, more than a million acres of Louisiana will vanish. This is important that Louisiana’s wetlands protection is ensured since it helps protect the coast from hurricanes and storms, they provide a home for wildlife, and is a part of Louisiana’s culture. Louisiana’s wetlands and coast provide protection from storms and hurricanes. Without the help of the wetlands and coast, storms will cause more storm surge, causing more…

affected the United States of America’s history is the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was when America bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. The Louisiana Purchase is very important to the history of the United States of America. This has affected America in three different ways. The Louisiana Purchase affected America’s size, economy, and the population. The…

The Louisiana Purchase is an event that caused a great deal of controversy during the early 1800s. This vast tract of land was purchased by Mr. Thomas Jefferson before the government had a chance to approve it. Congress did indeed approve this purchase, but it was only after they decided not to analyze the constitution too in-depth. This is the very reason that so many Americans were split on this issue. Despite the controversy, one thing is certain, the Louisiana Purchase has opened our eyes…

The Louisiana Purchase was an offer from the French that opened up many beneficial opportunities for the growing United States. Land west of the Eastern seaboard was territory claimed by the French; however after the Seven Year’s War France had lost its dominance over the land and transferred control to Spain. France had later found itself in need of funding for the war they were fighting in Europe. The United States, with their growing population and need for expansion, found the…

France has just offered Louisiana for $15 million dollars; this is one of the greatest real estate offers of all time. However, purchasing this land goes against everything I, Thomas Jefferson, stand for. I fear that purchasing this land is neglecting the Constitution, plus it goes against the strict budget I have argued for. America has no way to raise the money we need fast enough, and we don’t know if the citizens of Louisiana will accept becoming American citizens. The decision I make on…

The Dystopian Culture In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, there has been a verified F-5 hurricane that is wreaking havoc on the people of Louisiana. There is one major problem about the hurricane though, it is moving farther North and breaking apart, going through every state and destroying everything in its path. A man named Collin Jones though, has everyone calmed, because he is getting everyone out of harm’s way as he puts his life on the line to safe those he can. “Is everyone okay so far” Collin…

The Louisiana Purchase was the addition of the Louisiana Territory previously owned by France to the United States. This expansion doubled the size of the nation. We also gained a big chunk of land from the Mexican-American War. The new land was divided into many new states which all had citizens with conflicting viewpoints in the issue of the servitude of the black race. In the course of history, little did they knew that our destiny to expand from coast to coast was to manifest in the most…

Louisiana Purchase International relations is driven by many things with those things being theories, these theories then for the international events that in turn formed the modern state system that is in place today. The Louisiana Purchase was an even that occurred mainly between France and The United States with some relations with Spain. The Louisiana Purchase and the realist point of view it was completed from was one of the many events that helped formed today’s modern state system. The…