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	Learn more about Louisiana in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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 capital of Louisiana is Baton Rouge and its governor is Murphy J. "Mike" Foster (Republican).
		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.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/lo/louisiana.html (1146 words)

	Louisiana - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Louisiana was named by the French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle in honour of Louis XIV in 1682.
		The rest of Louisiana became a colony of Spain by the Treaty of Fountainebleau of 1762.
		Louisiana is unique among U.S. states in using a runoff in state, local, and congressional elections.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Louisiana (1477 words)

	USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) - (detailed info)
		USS LOUISIANA (SSBN 743) is the fourth U.S. Naval vessel to be named in honor of the eighteenth state admitted into the union, and eighteenth and last Trident Submarine to be commissioned.
		The USS Louisiana is sworn to defend the red, white, and blue of our proud nation, and carries the gold, white and blue of the state of Louisiana to recall her origins.
		The second LOUISIANA was sacrificed on Christmas Eve, 1864, when she was towed, stripped and laden with explosives, to the base of FT. Fisher in Wilmington, NC, and detonated in an attempt destroy the fort with minimum loss of life.
	personalpages.tds.net /~jimbarbe/ssbn743/ssbn743.htm (915 words)

	Encyclopedia: USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The fourth commissioned USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) is the 18th and last ship of the Ohio class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines in the United States Navy.
		USS Ohio (SSBN-726), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 17th state.
		USS Maine (SSBN-741), an Ohio-class Trident ballistic missile nuclear submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy authorized (the third commissioned) to be named in honor of the 23rd state.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USS-Louisiana-(SSBN_743) (1250 words)

	USS Louisiana
		The first Louisiana was built in New Orleans, La., in 1812 for merchant service on the Mississippi; purchased by the Navy in September of that year, and placed in service immediately with the small force defending New Orleans against British invasion.
		Attached to the New Orleans station, unarmed and not fitted out through the first 2 years of war, Louisiana was made Commodore Daniel T. Patterson's flagship in August 1814, received her guns, and along with schooner Carolina and a handful of gunboats, prepared to protect the city from attack by sea.
		As the English continued to press the attack, Louisiana supported General Jackson's soldiers with accurate fire until by sunset, 8 January 1815, the British veterans were disastrously defeated in the last attack and the valuable port of New Orleans remained American.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/MISC/louisiana.html (363 words)

	USS Louisiana -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first Louisiana was a sloop that served in the (A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France) War of 1812.
		The second Louisiana was a sidewheel steamer that served in the (Civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865) American Civil War.
		In addition, there was one ship, the CSS Louisiana, to be commissioned by the (The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861) Confederacy during the (Civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865) American Civil War.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/US/USS_Louisiana2.htm (262 words)

	USS Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The second Louisiana was a sidewheel steamer that served in the American Civil War.
		The fourth ship to be given the name Louisiana was a Montana-class battleship cancelled before her keel was laid down.
		In addition, there was one ship, the CSS Louisiana, to be commissioned by the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Louisiana (165 words)

	USS KIDD DD-661 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		LOUISIANA was sacrificed on Christmas Eve, 1864 when she was towed, stripped and laden with explosives, to the base of Fort Fisher in Wilmington, North Carolina, and detonated in an attempt to destroy the fort with minimum loss of life.
		Construction of LOUISIANA was authorized on July 19, 1940 and assigned to the Norfolk Navy Shipyard at Portsmouth, Virginia.
		USS LOUISIANA (BB-19) was one of the sixteen battleships that comprised "the Great White Fleet." The fleet was sent by President Theodore Roosevelt on a round-the-world cruise to demonstrate U.S. naval power.
	www.usskidd.com /usslouisiana.html (1788 words)

	SSBN 743 Lousiana
		The submarine USS LOUISIANA (SSBN 743) is the fourth U.S. Naval vessel to be named in honor of the eighteenth state admitted into the union, and eighteenth and last Trident Submarine to be commissioned.
		The crest of the USS Louisiana recalls the proud traditions of the people of the state of Louisiana and the three previous ships to bear her name.
		On December 16, 1907, LOUISIANA departed Hampton Roads as one of the 16 Battleships of the "Great White Fleet", sent on an around the world cruise by President Roosevelt as a means of deterring hostile action toward the United States and displaying to the world America's ability as a global naval power.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/agency/ssbn-743.htm (928 words)

	USS Louisiana (BB-19) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Louisiana was laid down 7 February 1903 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia; launched 27 August 1904; sponsored by Miss Juanita LaLande and commissioned 2 June 1906, Capt. Albert R. Couden in command.
		Following her shakedown off the New England coast, Louisiana sailed 15 September for Havana in response to an appeal by Cuban President Estrado Palma for U.S. help in suppressing an insurrection.
		After overhaul and maneuvers, Louisiana joined the 2d Division of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 November 1910 and sailed for European waters to visit English and French ports before returning to the United States in the spring of 1911.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Louisiana_(BB-19) (753 words)

	USS Louisiana (BB-71) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Louisiana (BB-71) was canceled prior to her keel being laid.
		Louisiana was scheduled to be a Montana-class battleship in the United States Navy.
		She would have been the fourth ship to be named in honor of the 18th state.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Louisiana_%28BB-71%29 (118 words)

	USS Louisiana II
		The second Louisiana, a sidewheel steamer built at Wilmington, Del., in 1860, was purchased by the Navy at Philadelphia 10 July 1RG1; and commissioned in August 1861, Lt. Alexander Murray in command.
		On 26 November 1864, contrary to naval o chance experts' advice, Louisiana was designated for this assignment, and early in December she proceeded to Hampton Roads to be partially stripped and laden with explosives.
		Wilderness and Louisiana continued toward Fort Fisher, but were turned back by the heavy swells which with worsening weather delayed the entire amphibious attack in leaving its base at Beaufort.
	www.navyhistory.com /Steamer/louisiana%20II.html (654 words)

	USS Shreveport (LPD 12)
		USS SHREVEPORT (LPD12) is known throughout the Fleet as the "Super Gator." The symbology of the alligator represents the amphibious characteristics of the ship, combined with the Marine Corps assault vehicles, to provide a formidable force both on sea and land.
		USS Shreveport (LPD 12) returned to its homeport of Norfolk Naval Station on Sept. 18, 2004, from a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and the global war on terrorism.
		USS Shreveport is named after the city of Shreveport, Louisiana, in accordance with the Naval tradition of naming LPDs after cities which bear the names of explorers and developers of America.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/lpd-12.htm (858 words)

	USS Louisiana (BB-19): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about USS Louisiana (BB-19) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During the summer, she paid formal visits to the north European ports of Copenhagen; Tralhafuet[?], Sweden; Kronstadt[?], Finland; and Kiel, Germany, and was inspected by the Kings of Denmark and Sweden, the Kaiser, and the Tsar of Russia.
		Her second voyage (14 April to 8 August 1914) came at a time when tension between Mexico and the United States was at its peak during t e shelling and occupation of Veracruz.
		At that time she became one of the escorts for a convoy to Halifax.
	www.encyclopedian.com /us/USS-Louisiana-(BB-19).html (731 words)

	The King Bay Periscope - Louisiana Blue assists in high-seas rescue - Louisiana Blue assists in high-seas rescue
		The crew of USS Louisiana (SSBN 743)(B) were instrumental in aiding the vessel, serving as a communications link to the U.S. Coast Guard.
		USS Louisiana (SSBN 743)(B) recently helped the U.S. Coast Guard rescue a vessel in distress while underway off the coast of South Carolina.
		Louisiana stayed close to the Hercules for nearly eight hours, until a Coast Guard cutter could relieve them to assist Hercules to port.
	www.kingsbayperiscope.com /pub/022703/p1s3m.htm (318 words)

	USS Lousiana Partners in Education
		The USS Louisiana of Kings Bay Naval Base serves as Sugarmill Elementary's Partner in Education.
		The crew of the Louisiana volunteers their time and energy to assist classroom teachers with tutoring, special projects, as well as support our school by attanding special events and fund raisers.
		The USS Louisiana is one of the newest nuclear submarines stationed at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Camden County.
	boe.camden.k12.ga.us /schoolpages/ses/louisiana.htm (633 words)

	The Northwest Navigator > Kitsap > USS Louisiana arrives at new Bangor homeport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Family members and friends erupt in excitement as they view from the pier their particular Sailor aboard the USS Louisiana.
		USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) arrived Wednesday to its new homeport on the waterfront at Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor.
		Louisiana is the newest of 18 Ohio class fleet ballistic missile submarines in Naval service.
	www.northwestnavigator.com /index.php/navigator/kitsap/uss_louisiana_arrives_at_new_bangor_homeport (451 words)

	USS Louisiana
		The first Louisiana was built in New Orleans, La., in 1812 for merchant service on the Mississippi; purchased by the Navy in September of that year at a cost of $15,500; and placed in service immediately with the small force defending New Orleans against British invasion.
		Louisiana was made Commodore Daniel T. Patterson’s flagship in August 1814, received her guns, and along with schooner Carolina and a handful of gunboats, prepared to protect the city from attack by sea.
		Louisiana landed two 12-pounders and a 24-pounder on the right bank of the Mississippi on December 29.
	members.cox.net /tdshiflett/ships/data/sow/louisiana_sow.html (762 words)

	USN Ships--USS Louisiana (Battleship # 19)
		USS Louisiana, a 16,000-ton Connecticut class battleship built at Newport News, Virginia, was commissioned in June 1906.
		Louisiana's World War I service, from April 1917 until the Armistice of 11 November 1918, mainly consisted of gunnery and engineering training operations along the U.S. Atlantic coast and undertook convoy escort missions during the conflict's last two months.
		USS Louisiana was reclassified BB-20 in July 1920 and decommissioned in the following October.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/bb19.htm (791 words)

	USS Louisiana Commissioning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Louisiana is equipped with 24 long-range Trident II ballistic missiles and an array of Mark 48 torpedoes and other armament.
		Following its’ commissioning, Louisiana will join the Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and will be homeported in Kings Bay, Ga. Under the command of Capt. Wilbur Cooke (Blue crew) and Cmdr. William Borger (Gold crew), the submarine is staffed by two alternating crews of 165 officers and enlisted personnel.
		Louisiana is 560 feet in length, has a beam of 42 feet, displaces approximately 18,750 tons submerged and is capable of reaching speeds in excess of 20 knots when submerged.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/submarines/louisiana/louiscom.html (369 words)

	BB-19 Louisiana
		The third Louisiana (BB-19) was laid down 7 February 1903 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; launched 27 August 1904; sponsored by Miss Juanita LaLande, and commissioned 2 June 1906, Capt. Albert R. Couden in command.
		Louisiana embarked President Theodore Roosevelt at Piney Point, Md., 5 November for a cruise to Panama to inspect work on the construction of the Panama Canal.
		During the summer, she paid formal visits to the north European ports of Copenhagen; Tralhafuet, Sweden; Kronstadt, Finland; and Kiel, Germany, and was inspected by the Kings of Denmark and Sweden, the Kaiser, and the Czar.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/bb-19.htm (632 words)

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		LOUISIANA is truly fortunate, not only in her namesake, but in the charm and grace of her sponsor.
		USS LOUISIANA will contribute to America’s forward expeditionary posture in a way that is unique to a Trident submarine.
		Captains Cooke and Borger Chiefs of the Boat Bovair and Kelly USS LOUISIANA awaits your leadership, and the professionalism and enthusiasm of your marvelous crews.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/people/secnav/dalton/speeches/loui0901.txt (1010 words)

	Last of five submarines leave Kings Bay for Washington - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The USS Maine left Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base on Tuesday, the last of five Trident submarines to leave the base since 2002 as part of the Navy's efforts to balance its Atlantic and Pacific fleets.
		MARYS, Ga. --The USS Maine left Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base on Tuesday, the last of five Trident submarines to leave the base since 2002 as part of the Navy's efforts to balance its Atlantic and Pacific fleets.
		The USS Maine was headed to Naval Submarine Base Bangor in Bremerton, Wash. Other submarines -- the USS Louisiana, Nebraska, Kentucky and Pennsylvania -- previously had been reassigned to the Pacific Northwest sub base.
	www.boston.com /news/local/maine/articles/2005/09/28/last_of_five_submarines_leave_kings_bay_for_washington (419 words)

	USS Louisiana III
		Louisiana sailed 15 September for Havana in response to an appeal by Cuban President Estrado Palma for American help in suppressing an Insurrection.
		Louisiana embarked President Theodore Roosevelt at Piney Point, Md., 8 November for a cruise to Panama to inspect work on the construction of the Panama Canal.
		During the summer, she paid formal visits to the north European ports of Copenhagen; Tralhafuet, Sweden, Rronstadt, Finland, and Riel, Germany, and was inspected by the Kings of Denmark and Sweden, the Kaiser, and the Tsar.
	www.navyhistory.com /battle/louisiana%20III.html (655 words)

	USN Ships--USS Louisiana (1861-1864)
		USS Louisiana, a 295-ton (burden) in screw gunboat, was built as Wilmington, Delaware, in 1860 as the commercial steamship of the same name.
		Through most of the Civil War, Louisiana was employed along the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina, enforcing the blockade of the Confederacy and participating in operations against enemy positions ashore.
		In November 1864, USS Louisiana was converted to a kind of large bomb for use in an upcoming attempt to capture Fort Fisher, which guarded the approaches to the blockade-running port of Wilmington, North Carolina.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/louisna2.htm (390 words)

	USS Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Five commissioned ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Louisiana in honor of the 18th state.
		The first Louisiana was a sloop that served in the War of 1812.
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Louisiana (165 words)

	USS Louisiana (BB-71)
		Building of a Montana-class battleship to be named USS Louisiana (BB-71) in honor of the 18th state was authorized July 19, 1940, and assigned to the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia; but, before her keel was laid, construction was canceled July 21, 1943.
		Louisiana would have been the fourth ship to bear that name had she been commissioned; she was the last American battleship authorized.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Louisiana_(BB-71).html (101 words)

	Louisiana history State of Louisiana in the Louisiana Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Louisiana Louisiana History State of ...
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		Louisiana is bordered to the west by the state of
		The French colony of Louisiana originally claimed a great region of land on both sides of the River and north to Canada.
	magrittarte.www7.50megs.com /arkapedia/pedia/Louisiana (990 words)

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