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 | LOUISIANA, one of the West South Central states of the U.S., bounded on the N by Arkansas, on the E by Mississippi, on the S by the Gulf of Mexico, and on the W by Texas. |
| Louisiana has rich coastal and inland fishing waters, and although fishing accounts for less than 1% of the annual gross state product, the annual catch (by weight) landed in Louisiana is greater than that of any other state except Alaska. |
| In 1804 the region south of lat 33° was organized as the territory of Orleans, and the country to the north became the territory of Louisiana in 1805 and the territory of Missouri in 1812. |
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