Louisiana
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Louisiana is a state in the United States that is the sole remnant of what was once a glorious territory extending as far north as (and into) what is now Canada. President Thomas Jefferson bought this chunk of prime real estate from Napoleon when Nappy was desperate to pay off some war debts. Ironically, this purchase ran counter to Jefferson's philosophy and visions for what the U.S. would become. But it was too good a deal to pass up.
The Louisiana Territory was explored by Lewis, Clark, and Sacawagea on a presidential commission.
After all the "carving up", the remaining chunk that became the state is between Mississippi and Texas, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. While its western border with Mississippi runs along the river of the same name, at the southern terminus Louisiana gets both sides, encompassing the large delta formed by this huge river. New Orleans in located on this delta, and almost got washed away in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina.
Louisiana is the only U.S. state to have a legal system based on civil law, rather than Anglo-American common law.
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