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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 48090">As often happens when someone like suzie fails to do her homework you get selective misinformation as she posted before. To start with the history of New Orleans you have to start with the history of Louisiana well before the time period suzie chose to reference. The below is from the state of Louisiana. &nbsp;&quot;Located in the southeastern United States, Louisiana lies entirely within the Gulf Coastal Plain. It is shaped like a capital L, approximately 530 km (330 mi) at its widest, and about 450 km (280 mi) from north to south. Louisiana is bordered by Mississippi on the east, the Gulf of Mexico on the south, Texas on the west, and Arkansas on the north. Sighted by the Spanish in 1519, Louisiana was first explored by Panfilo de NARVAEZ of Spain, who navigated its coast in 1528. Later, Robert Cavalier, sieur de LA SALLE, named the region Louisiana in honor of the French king Louis XIV, claiming it for France in 1682.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 48090"] As often happens when someone like suzie fails to do her homework you get selective misinformation as she posted before. To start with the history of New Orleans you have to start with the history of Louisiana well before the time period suzie chose to reference. The below is from the state of Louisiana. "Located in the southeastern United States, Louisiana lies entirely within the Gulf Coastal Plain. It is shaped like a capital L, approximately 530 km (330 mi) at its widest, and about 450 km (280 mi) from north to south. Louisiana is bordered by Mississippi on the east, the Gulf of Mexico on the south, Texas on the west, and Arkansas on the north. Sighted by the Spanish in 1519, Louisiana was first explored by Panfilo de NARVAEZ of Spain, who navigated its coast in 1528. Later, Robert Cavalier, sieur de LA SALLE, named the region Louisiana in honor of the French king Louis XIV, claiming it for France in 1682." [/QUOTE]

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