Louisiana Congress Candidates

Mickey McMorris - Sheriff Livingston Parish

Larry LaBorde for Ouachita Parish sheriff (Recommended)

Jay Morris, State Representative District 14, which is Northeast Louisiana near Monroe. (Recommended)

Karen Champagne – Northshore 912 – St Tammany Parish President
Walt Bennetti – GNOTP – Jefferson Parish Councilman District 4
Maureen O Brien – St Tammany Council dist 10

History of Louisiana - Information Every Congressional Congress Candidate Should Know

Louisiana is a state rich in history. You will enjoy exploring Louisiana state history as the locals take such pride and enthusiasm in showing off their traditions, explaining their interesting culture and spinning some excellent ghost stories!

The history of Louisiana began with a very large population of Native Americans. That is why you find many cities and rivers that are transliterations of Native American dialects. The city of Natchitoches, north of Lake Charles and Lafayette, is named after a former Native American tribe and the Mississippi is a translation of “big river” from an Ojibwa Indian word. Louisiana history is full of influences from Native American culture, like in the city of Marksville which has a center for Native American culture.

Louisiana State history began in 1528 when the area was settled by the Spanish from the mouth of the Mississippi River. The French explorer La Salle came later in 1682 and named the territory Louisiana after King Louis the 14th. When he settled this territory, he most likely planted flags bearing the symbol of the Fleur-de-lis, the stylized flower that symbolizes the French monarchy. That is why you will see this symbol throughout Louisiana, including road signs on the highways from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.

The French settlement of Natchitoches, established in 1714 is the oldest settlement in the State of Louisiana, founded primarily as a way to continue trade with the Spanish in Texas and keep the Spanish from making advances into the territory of Louisiana. The Louisiana territory eventually spread all the way to Canada encompassing several other areas that are today known as the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The capitals of the French territory of Louisiana were originally Biloxi, Mississippi and Mobile, Alabama, which showed the importance of trade and military interests on the Mississippi River.

The city of New Orleans history began in 1718 when it was founded by Frenchman Jean Baptiste Le Moyne as a port city for the transfer of goods coming into the Americas. It is named after the Duke of Orleans, Phillipe II, who was regent of France.