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2717:Lake Charles
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2568:Lake Charles
2543:Bossier City
2430:Homelessness
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3441:Territorial
3281:Mississippi
3196:Connecticut
3009:St. Tammany
2974:St. Charles
2969:St. Bernard
2939:Plaquemines
2727:New Orleans
2689:Baton Rouge
2598:Ponchatoula
2588:New Orleans
2538:Baton Rouge
2435:LGBT rights
2354:Legislature
2296:Baton Rouge
2240: /
2150:9 September
2124:9 September
1615:Independent
1580:Law school
1498:St. Charles
1493:St. Bernard
1488:Plaquemines
1172:St. Tammany
988:. In 1804,
929:New Orleans
747:Troy Carter
686:U.S. Senate
606:Green Party
380:Beth Mizell
369:Page Cortez
345:Legislature
317:Jim Donelon
306:Mike Strain
284:Jeff Landry
273:Kyle Ardoin
80:New Orleans
43:Established
3528:Categories
3416:Washington
3316:New Mexico
3311:New Jersey
3186:California
3044:Washington
3024:Terrebonne
3014:Tangipahoa
2999:St. Martin
2994:St. Landry
2979:St. Helena
2909:Livingston
2849:Evangeline
2779:Beauregard
2769:Assumption
2732:Shreveport
2703:Bayou Cane
2684:Alexandria
2661:Moss Bluff
2608:Shreveport
2583:New Iberia
2533:Alexandria
2485:Ark-La-Tex
2445:Newspapers
2440:Mass media
2349:Hurricanes
2228:90°03′58″W
2225:29°57′21″N
1909:Law portal
1829:Democratic
1794:Republican
1759:Republican
1722:Republican
1687:Republican
1652:Republican
1574:Term ends
1553:See also:
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1513:St. Martin
1467:Assumption
1438:Livingston
1290:St. Landry
1221:Evangeline
1201:Beauregard
1182:Washington
1177:Tangipahoa
1167:St. Helena
1007:See also:
917:U.S. state
97:Appeals to
3426:Wisconsin
3381:Tennessee
3340:Oklahoma
3276:Minnesota
3251:Louisiana
3034:Vermilion
2984:St. James
2954:Red River
2919:Morehouse
2894:Lafourche
2889:Lafayette
2879:Jefferson
2869:Iberville
2824:Concordia
2819:Claiborne
2814:Catahoula
2799:Calcasieu
2784:Bienville
2774:Avoyelles
2764:Ascension
2712:Lafayette
2707:Thibodaux
2666:Terrytown
2636:Chalmette
2593:Opelousas
2563:Lafayette
2420:Education
2344:Governors
2299:(capital)
2286:Louisiana
1877:Justice.
1562:District
1536:Jefferson
1503:St. James
1483:Lafourche
1477:Jefferson
1433:Iberville
1418:Ascension
1369:Morehouse
1329:Concordia
1324:Claiborne
1319:Catahoula
1309:Bienville
1295:Vermilion
1285:Lafayette
1270:Calcasieu
1265:Avoyelles
1231:Red River
1155:Jefferson
1137:Districts
952:Louisiana
921:Louisiana
911:) is the
574:Elections
461:Judiciary
366:President
227:Executive
139:Currently
63:Louisiana
3484:Obsolete
3411:Virginia
3394:criminal
3349:criminal
3321:New York
3296:Nebraska
3286:Missouri
3271:Michigan
3261:Maryland
3246:Kentucky
3226:Illinois
3201:Delaware
3191:Colorado
3181:Arkansas
3004:St. Mary
2959:Richland
2934:Ouachita
2854:Franklin
2804:Caldwell
2746:Parishes
2656:Metairie
2480:Acadiana
2462:Politics
2425:Gun laws
2390:Abortion
2192:nola.com
2170:nola.com
1881:See also
1565:Justice
1518:St. Mary
1384:Richland
1374:Ouachita
1339:Franklin
1314:Caldwell
990:Congress
648:Parishes
528:Justice
521:Justice
514:Justice
507:Justice
500:Justice
493:Justice
239:Governor
111:10 years
69:Location
3431:Wyoming
3406:Vermont
3291:Montana
3231:Indiana
3211:Georgia
3206:Florida
3176:Arizona
3166:Alabama
3049:Webster
2949:Rapides
2929:Orleans
2914:Madison
2904:Lincoln
2899:LaSalle
2874:Jackson
2809:Cameron
2789:Bossier
2694:Hammond
2651:Marrero
2646:LaPlace
2618:Sulphur
2613:Slidell
2548:Hammond
2472:Regions
2415:Economy
2400:Culture
2383:Society
2369:Symbols
2324:History
2145:Reuters
2093:10 July
2062:10 July
2036:10 July
2014:10 July
1571:Joined
1542:Orleans
1379:Rapides
1364:Madison
1359:Lincoln
1354:LaSalle
1349:Jackson
1275:Cameron
1246:Webster
1206:Bossier
1161:Orleans
966:Cabildo
959:became
915:in the
905:Spanish
414:Speaker
124:Website
3385:Texas
3356:Oregon
3301:Nevada
3241:Kansas
3216:Hawaii
3171:Alaska
3039:Vernon
3019:Tensas
2964:Sabine
2864:Iberia
2829:DeSoto
2754:Acadia
2722:Monroe
2676:Metros
2641:Harvey
2603:Ruston
2573:Monroe
2558:Kenner
2525:Cities
2306:Topics
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1389:Tensas
1260:Acadia
1241:Vernon
1236:Sabine
1216:DeSoto
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897:French
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3344:civil
3256:Maine
3221:Idaho
3029:Union
2859:Grant
2794:Caddo
2759:Allen
2699:Houma
2553:Houma
2450:Radio
2405:Crime
2329:Music
2319:Fauna
2314:Index
2282:State
1933:Notes
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1683:2024
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1394:Union
1344:Grant
1211:Caddo
1196:Allen
940:Spain
656:(303)
149:Since
3460:Guam
3401:Utah
3336:Ohio
3236:Iowa
3069:Winn
2628:CDPs
2152:2012
2126:2012
2095:2012
2064:2012
2038:2012
2016:2012
1963:e.g.
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1768:4th
1733:1st
1696:3rd
1661:2nd
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1585:6th
1404:Winn
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