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  List of Governors of Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The contemporary "Louisiana Territory" was to the north, and did not include modern Louisiana.
Governors of Confederate States of America held territory in Louisiana
Lists of governors of states of the United States
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Louisiana   (169 words)

  
 Louisiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Louisiana is bordered to the west by the state of Texas, to the north by Arkansas, to the east by the state of Mississippi, and to the south by the Gulf of Mexico.
The rest of Louisiana became a colony of Spain by the Treaty of Fountainebleau of 1762.
The ancestors of Creoles generally came to Louisiana directly from France or from the French colonies in the Caribbean and settled in New Orleans or in South Eastern Louisiana.
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 Louisiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Louisiana was named by the French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle in honor of Louis XIV in 1682.
The rest of Louisiana became a colony of Spain by the Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762.
The ancestors of Creoles generally came to Louisiana directly from France, Spain, or from the French colonies in the Caribbean and settled in New Orleans or in South Eastern Louisiana.
q-basic.xodox.de /Louisiana   (2831 words)

  
 Earl Long   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Earl K. Long was elected lieutenant governor in 1936, and first served as governor 1939-1940, rising to that office after Governor Richard Leche resigned.
His staff discovered that nothing in Louisiana law required him relinquishing power due to committment to the mental hospital, so Long ordered the head of the state hospital system fired and replaced him with a crony who had Long released.
After his term as governor expired in 1960, Earl Long was elected to the United States House of Representatives, but died before taking office.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/e/ea/earl_long.html   (321 words)

  
 Louisiana - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Louisiana (pronounced /luːˌiːziˈænə/ or /ˌluːziˈænə/) (French: Louisiane, pronounced Image:Ltspkr.png/lwizjan/) is a Southern state of the United States of America.
Louisiana was inhabited by Native Americans when European explorers arrived in the 17th Century and settlement and colonization began in the 18th Century.
Louisiana's French settlements contributed to further exploration and outposts, concentrated along the banks of the Mississippi and its major tributaries, from Louisiana to as far north as the region called the Illinois Country, around Peoria, Illinois and present-day Saint Louis, Missouri.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Louisiana   (3985 words)

  
 The Ultimate Louisiana Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
Louisiana (pronounced or /ˌluːzɪˈænə/) (French: Louisiane, pronounced /lwizjan/) is a Southern state of the United States of America.
Louisiana has seven U.S. Congressmen, five of which are Republicans, two of which are Democrats.
Louisiana is unique among U.S. states in using a runoff in state, local, and congressional elections.
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Louisiana   (2027 words)

  
 Spanish Governors of Louisiana: Juan Manuel de Salcedo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Governor Salcedo urges the council to loan the funds to the royal treasury because deliveries from Spain have been delayed.
Jaen is in Louisiana to conduct the residencia of Miro.
Prior to becoming governor of Louisiana Salcedo had served in the royal armies of Spain, in which he had risen to the rank of brigadier-general and held the office of king's lieutenent on the island of Teneriffe.
www.enlou.com /people/salcedojm-bio.htm   (1335 words)

  
 Texas Governors - War, Ruin, and Reconstruction - Part 2 - Texas State Library
Accomplishments: When presidential reconstruction gave way to congressional reconstruction in March 1867, Throckmorton and the U.S. military differed: he disagreed with their deployment of troops in the interior rather than on the frontier; and they accused him of failing to punish crimes against fls and Unionists.
Accomplishments: Appointed provisional governor on January 8, 1870 (about five weeks after the election and before the official outcome had been confirmed), Davis began a four-year term and was inaugurated on April 28, 1870.
The Constitution of 1869 had given the governor power to appoint more than 9,000 offices, impinging on the independence of local government and the will of the people.
www.tsl.state.tx.us /governors/war/page2.html   (1153 words)

  
 tBlog - Louisiana
Louisiana's French settlements contributed to further exploration and outposts, concentrated along the banks of the Mississippi and its major tributaries, from Louisiana to as far north as the region called the Illinois Country, around Peoria, Illinois and present-day St. Louis, Missouri.
The current Louisiana governor is Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat), and its two U.S. senators are Mary Landrieu (Democrat) and David Vitter (Republican).
Moreover, as in the rest of the U.S., federal law in Louisiana is entirely Anglo-American Common Law, except in the rare case where it deals with an area of Louisiana law that is Civilian (such as property law).
adfunk.tblog.com /post/1969880566   (3983 words)

  
 Northside Journal News from your Neighborhood - Serving north of the Red River in Central Louisiana
Now he was attempting to convince the Governor of Louisiana that she needed to take immediate action.
It seemed that the Governor was more concerned with the legalities of accepting federal assistance, and the appearance that her office could not handle the emergency.
As coastal Louisiana begins to recover from this disaster, the voters in Louisiana are beginning to re-evaluate their choice of leaders.
www.northsidejournal.com /special2.htm   (1503 words)

  
 Louisiana
US-LA Louisiana is a southern state of the United States of America.
Louisiana was long inhabited by Native American tribes including the Chocktaw[?], Tchopitoulas[?], and (list?
The Charlotte Hornets[?] are scheduled to move to New Orleans in 2002.
www.fastload.org /lo/Louisiana.html   (722 words)

  
 Jimmie Davis - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Davis was born in the now ghost town of Beech Springs, Louisiana, either in 1899 or 1900.
While Governor, he had a No. 1 hit single in 1945 with the song "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder." A lifelong member of the Baptist faith, he also recorded a number of southern gospel music albums and in 1967 served as president of the Gospel Music Association.
He died at the probable age of 101 and is buried in the Davis Family Cemetery in Quitman, Louisiana.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Jimmie_Davis   (393 words)

  
 Bobby speaks his mind - Sepia Mutiny
Governor Blanco could not even manage to inspire a soupcon of confidence in the people of Louisiana as she started whimpering on national televisions.
Louisiana is a major oil producing state with abundant crude oil reserves, ranking 5th in production and 8th in reserves.
Louisiana is also home to two of the four Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) storage facilities: West Hackberry in Cameron Parish and Bayou Choctaw in Iberville Parish, Louisiana.
www.sepiamutiny.com /sepia/archives/002174.html   (3438 words)

  
 Louisiana
While most of the differences are now found in verbiage, it is important to note that the "Civilian" tradition is still deeply rooted in all aspects of Louisiana law.
Like the other Southern states, Louisiana is mostly Protestant, however there is also a large native Catholic population in the state which makes Louisiana unique among Southern states.
While one would think that this would lead to a dramatic reduction in the amount of slavery in the state, this is not the case.
creekin.net /n223-louisiana.html   (2231 words)

  
 Spanish Governors of Louisiana: Manuel Luis Gayoso de Lemos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Governor Gayoso informs the Cabildo that he has ordered the repairs and the council dictates that the landowners will pay for the repairs.
Governor Salcedo urged the council to loan the funds to the Royal treasury, because of delays in delivery from Spain.
When governor Gayoso dies in July 1799 Nicolas Maria Vidal and Colonel Francisco Bouligny become acting civil and acting military governors of Louisiana.
www.enlou.com /people/gayosoml-bio.htm   (973 words)

  
 Joseph G. Dawson III, ed., The Louisiana Governors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Louisiana Governors is a one-volume reference work on the diverse, frequently colorful leaders of Louisiana since the eighteenth century.
The Louisiana Governors describes in rich detail the influence of French and Spanish colonial governors on Louisiana’s leaders of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
From the Lemoyne brothers, Iberville and Bienville, of the French colonial era, to the Long brothers, Huey and Earl, of the twentieth century, Louisiana’s governors have attracted ardent loyalty and vigorous criticism simultaneously.
www.lsu.edu /lsupress/Books/1990/Dawson_Louisiana   (376 words)

  
 After Statehood - William C.c. Claiborne
Claiborne was the first elected governor after Louisiana became a U.S. state, winning an election against Jacques Villeré, and serving from 1812 through 1816.
After his term as governor, he was elected to the United States Senate, serving from 4 April, 1817 until his death.
Winthorp Sargent List of Governors of Mississippi of Mississippi Territory Succeeded by:
mywebpage.netscape.com /AAVSO3864/william-cc-claiborne-after-statehood.html   (103 words)

  
 Politics1 - Guide to the Inactive 2004 Democratic Presidential Prospects
We moved Ashe to our "inactive" list because -- by March 2004 -- he had yet to qualify for any primary ballots and did not appear to be attempting to gain ballot access.
California Governor Gray Davis was initially viewed as one of the potentially stronger Democratic hopefuls for 2004 because he comes from vote-rich California and is one of the most successful fundraisers in the party.
We moved Hardy to our "inactive" list because -- by March 2004 -- she had yet to qualify for any primary ballots and did not appear to be attempting to gain ballot access.
www.politics1.com /dems04.htm   (13615 words)

  
 TIME.com: TIME NAMES THE FIVE BEST GOVERNORS IN AMERICA -- Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Since he became Governor in July 1996, welfare rolls have declined by nearly half, and last year the state’s economy grew 4.4%, beating the national average of 4.2%.
The money earned from the car sale was small, but it showed that the new Governor was determined to find savings anywhere she could, from having all state agencies join together to bid for computers to asking state housekeeping workers to wear their own pants instead of government-issued ones.
The Governor was widely considered an inept, ineffective leader even before he ran afoul of the law.
www.time.com /time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1129509,00.html   (1974 words)

  
 A Defining Moment for State Leaders
Facing what may be judged the worst natural disaster in the nation's history, the neighboring governors have struggled to organize huge emergency response operations that have initially overwhelmed available resources while trying to digest the scope of the physical and human damage that lies in Hurricane Katrina's wake.
Speaking by telephone from Louisiana, where he is helping coordinate the private-sector response to the storm, Allbaugh said Katrina has left behind a situation that evokes the destruction of Sept. 11, 2001, though without as much loss of life.
Both governors -- like other leaders in times of public crisis -- are working to project the right combination of empathy for the stricken and efficiency in managing the emergency, according to associates.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/31/AR2005083102308.html   (947 words)

  
 2004 Governor's Chairs by State
This is a list of the current Governors' chairs, the incumbents occupying them, and the candidacy status of said incumbents.
Louisiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007.
Governors' by election 'cycle' -- Governors by Region and Subregion
www.thegreenpapers.com /G04/Governor.phtml   (1856 words)

  
 Louisiana
A little-known hallucinogenic leaf that is legal in most of the USA is the target of new calls for a ban after the suicide of a teenager who smoked it.
Governors said they also petitioned Bush for help in stemming illegal border crossings and in fixing the federal government's troubled new prescription drug program for seniors.
Every year at this time, governors give State of the State speeches to lay out their plans and priorities -- it's the state-level equivalent of the president's annual State of the Union address.
www.stateline.org /live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=95&languageId=1&contentId=-1   (1367 words)

  
 Proposed Citation System (Wisc. 1994)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
N.B. This document is a report to the Board of Governors of the Wisconsin State Bar submitted to them for their approval.
This report and its recommendations have not been approved by the Wisconsin State Bar Board of Governors and does not represent a position of the State Bar.
The report reflects several years of discussion by the Technology Resource Committee, ideas from a variety of private, commercial, and governmental sources and organizations, and considerable deliberation by the Law on Disk Sub-committee.
www.law.cornell.edu /papers/wiscite/wiscite.overview.html   (459 words)

  
 List of Governors of Louisiana Encyclopedia Article @ HillCountryArts.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Louisiana101.com - Reading/Research Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Note: Over the past several years I have posted links to materials for my students to use when researching Louisiana topics only to have the links fail or no longer exist resulting in the loss of material.
"The people of Louisiana and Texas have found in their own back yard something more valuable to them than a gold mine - something that will continue to flow wealth into the area in greater value each succeeding year for generations to come.
"Earl K. Long, Governor of Louisiana from 1939 - 1940, 1948 - 1952 and 1956 - 1960, was one of the most colorful (famous, infamous, and outrageous) governors of Louisiana during the twentieth century.
www.louisiana101.com /reading_room.html   (1499 words)

  
 Agencies Supporting Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Here is a partial list of organizations that are working to address the needs of hurricane survivors, if you would care to make a contribution.
The governors of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama have established funds dedicated to relief efforts in their respective states.
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
www.microsoft.com /citizenship/giving/agencies.asp   (99 words)

  
 WJLA - La. Residents Ponder Life Without Crawfish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cajun rancher Charles Broussard needs a favor from the good Lord: Oodles of rain to wash away the salt Hurricane Rita deposited in his crawfish and rice ponds, ruining them.
Broussard is not alone after Rita pushed the Gulf of Mexico more than 17 miles inland, inundating 6,000 acres of crawfish and about 140,000 acres of rice, the Louisiana State University AgCenter says.
He's recorded yearly rainfall averages, and on the opposite page a list of Louisiana governors.
www.wjla.com /headlines/0306/313109.html   (704 words)

  
 Southern Governors' Association
This annual program offers individuals and organizations with an interest in the South to work closely with the region’s governors in support of a number of priorities, ranging from education and health to energy and economic development.
Click here for a list of CAP members for 2006.
Governors • Special Projects • Policies • Calendar of Events • Chairman's Message • Press Releases •
www.southerngovernors.org   (191 words)

  
 National Governors Association
Follow the links below to find out general biographical and term information about each state/ commonwealth/ territory's governor.
Click here for the Governors' Bio Book in PDF format.
National Governors Association, Hall of the States, 444 N. Capitol St., Washington, D.C. Phone: (202) 624-5300
www.nga.org /portal/site/nga/menuitem.42b929b1a5b9e4eac3363d10501010a0/?vgnextoid=d54c8aaa2ebbff00VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextfmt=curgov   (92 words)

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