History and GovernmentFrench explorer Robert de LaSalle named Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV.Louisiana is the only American state to enter the Union (1812) with a non-English speaking group as its popular majority.The Louisiana Purchase (1803) eventually formed all or part of 15 U.S. states (Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming).The city of Natchitoches, formed in 1714, is the... Читать дальше...