Louisiana State Facts

When did Louisiana become a state?

• November 12, 1583

• July 4, 1776

• October 16, 1989

• April 30, 1812

Answer explanation

Louisiana became the 18th state of the United States of America on April 30, 1812.

What is a territorial division that corresponds to a county in other states?

• city

• town

• parish

• plantation

Answer explanation

Counties in Louisiana are called parishes because of its history as a French colony.

A plantation is...

• a large farm that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale.

• a large tree that grows for a really long time.

• a starchy tropical fruit similar to a banana.

• a small river.

Answer explanation

Plantations usually consisted of tobacco, sugar, or coffee as their crop and labor were cultivated using resident labor.

What is the Louisiana Purchase?

• What people call a shopping spree in Louisiana

• The purchase of land made between President Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803

• The purchase of goods from the state of Louisiana

• A fee one must pay to enter Louisiana

Answer explanation

Jefferson wanted to by New Orleans, but Bonaparte made a deal which included land stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and it doubled the size of the United States at the time.

The first permanent settlement in Louisiana was...

• Natchitoches

• Baton Rouge

• New Orleans

• Lake Charles

Answer explanation

Established by the French in 1714, the settlement in Natchitoches was a French outpost on the Red River. It was named after a local Native American village.

The first state capital of Louisiana was...

• Baton Rouge.

• Lafayette.

• New Orleans.

• Natchitoches.

Answer explanation

New Orleans was founded in 1718 as the first capital of French Louisiana before becoming a part of the United States. It was replaced in 1849 by Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge is the current state capital of Louisiana.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Baton Rouge is French, meaning "red stick".

Square or rectangular fried pastries made from leavened dough and covered with powdered sugar

• Donuts

• Beignets

• Eclairs

• Funnel Cakes

Answer explanation

Based off a French pastry, a Louisiana breakfast found many places throughout the state. They are best served hot right before being eaten.

What is the celebration in which people traditionally eat rich, fatty foods before the season of Lenten sacrifices and fasting?

• Mardi Gras

• Lagniappe

• Baton Rouge

• Beignet

Answer explanation

French for "fat Tuesday", Mardi Gras is celebrated throughout the state prior to the Lenten season. The Mardi Gras season stretches from Epiphany, 12 days after Christmas, to Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.

French word meaning "a little something extra"

• beignet

• lagniappe

• sac au lait

• Baton Rouge

Answer explanation

Lagniappe, it's a Louisiana way of life!